Oral history interview with Ted Hook, 1987
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- Name
- Hook, Ted (Interviewee)
- Zane, Sharon (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Ted Hook, 1987
- Abstract
- Born April 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Oakland, California. Studied at Santa Fe State University and then University of California, Los Angeles. Moved to New York City in January 1959. Started own Public Relations firm, directed musicals, established two clubs called Backstage and On-stage. Moved in to Manhattan Plaza 1977. Location, neighborhood, favorable opinion towards Manhattan Plaza, maintenance, amenities and services
- Collection Name
- Manhattan Plaza oral history collection
- Subjects
- High-rise apartment buildings--New York (State); Hook, Ted
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1987
- Note (Biographical)
- Owner, Backstage & On-Stage
- Note
- Interviewed by Sharon Zane on March 20, 1987
- Note (Provenance)
- Manhattan Plaza, Gift, circa 1990
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15293511
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-s92j-zs47
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.