Name
Denham, Reginald, 1894-1983 (Interviewee)
Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Reginald Denham, 1959
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Reginald Denham, 1959
Abstract
British theater; director: HEARTBREAK HOUSE, 1923; NO MAN'S LAND, 1924; MOON AND SIXPENCE, 1925; arrival in New York, 1929; JEW SUSS, 1930, LADIES IN RETIREMENT, 1940; working for Paramount Pictures in London; experiences in Hollywood; discussion of importance of comic relief in drama, differences in directing plays and films; recollections of George Bernard Shaw, C.B. Dillingham and Lee Shubert. 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
Actors; Theatrical producers and directors; Motion picture producers and directors; Theater--Great Britain; Motion pictures; Denham, Reginald, 1894-1983
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1959
Note (Biographical)
Actor, writer, director
Note
Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13004905
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-tg4e-fs85
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.