Kitty Carlisle Hart
Louisiana Legends
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Europe, New York City, New York, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1983-12-19
Duration: 00:26:49
Subjects: HART, KITTY CARLISLE | Actresses | Acting | Theater | Marx Brothers | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 | Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 | Television
Contributors:
- Weill, Gus Host
- Grigsby-Breazeale, Kathryn Producer
- Hart, Kitty Carlisle Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana Legends” from December 19, 1983, features an interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart conducted by Gus Weill. Hart, a native of New Orleans, is a theater and film actress. She discusses: her acting education in Europe; her first major role; her work with the Marx Brothers in “A Night at the Opera” in 1935; her friendship with George Gershwin; her marriage to playwright Moss Hart; her time on the television program, “To Tell the Truth”; her 1966 debut at the Metropolitan Opera; and her social roles.