Oral history interview with George Francis Hayes (Gabby), 1959
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- Name
- Hayes, George, 1885-1969 (Interviewee)
- Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
- Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with George Francis Hayes (Gabby), 1959
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of George Francis Hayes (Gabby), 1959
- Abstract
- Early career in show business; Westerns, 1930-49: differences between making series and features, stunts, special effects, horses, portrayal of Indians, authenticity; opinions on various directors, including Frank Capra and John Ford; reminiscences of Roy Rogers, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) and others. Audio is comprised of narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broa dcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"
- Collection Name
- Popular arts project
- Subjects
- Actors; Motion picture industry; Western films; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion picture actors and actresses; Hayes, George, 1885-1969
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
- Note (Biographical)
- Actor
- Note
- Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 11733914
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-0tas-0388
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.