Oral history interview with George Seaton, 1958
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- Name
- Seaton, George, 1911-1979 (Interviewee)
- Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
- Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with George Seaton, 1958
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of George Seaton, 1958
- Abstract
- Experiences and impressions as junior writer for Irving Thalberg, 1933-1937; Metro Goldwyn Meyer in the 1930s; Marx Brothers' films; transition to directing; presidency of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including project to restore the Library of Congress paper print collection; creative and economic situation of the independent producer. Reflections on writing, directing, camera tech nique, block booking, censorship. Audio is comprised of narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"
- Collection Name
- Popular arts project
- Subjects
- Screenwriters; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion picture industry; Motion pictures--Censorship; Motion picture authorship; Motion pictures--Production and direction; Seaton, George, 1911-1979; Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 46 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Motion-picture writer and director
- Note
- Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 12915282
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-nwe9-s207
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.