Oral history interview with Pauline Flanagan 1992
- Name
- Flanagan, Pauline, 1925-2003 (Interviewee)
- Sessions, Catherine (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Pauline Flanagan 1992
- Abstract
- Side A: Initial experiences in acting, growing up in Ireland, early education: elocution class, family: siblings, parents' occupation, decision to become an actress, joining the Gary Olden Players, Annie Doulton Players, MacMaster Company, working with other actors: Harold Pinter, Ken Haig, Barry Foster, playing Queen of Ireland in a pageant on Tara Hill, joining the actors' union, moving to United States: job with Shakespeare Under the Stars, work with Shakespeare, love for theater, difficulty finding work, thoughts on 'career', family life: children, working with children, moving back to Ireland, moving to New Jersey, most fulfilling experiences: 'Ulysses in Nighttime' with Burgess Meredith and Zero Mostel, Sean O'Casey, Antioch Shakespeare, advice for young actors.
- Collection Name
- Research Center for Arts and Culture Oral History Collection
- Subjects
- Actors; Flanagan, Pauline, 1925-2003
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 46 pages; sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96kHz, 24 bit)
- Note
- Interviewed by Catherine Sessions on February 13, 1992.
- Note (Provenance)
- Pauline Flanagan, Gift 1993
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13485625
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-5076-pq69
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.