Harold Arlen - Part 2
The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000
Arlen talks about his singing after he was established as a composer, his work with Ray Bolger, and the story behind Over the Rainbow. He also describes what it was like submitting songs to Hollywood producers and the story behind Lydia the Tatooed Lady. His acquisition of Jerome Kern's walking stick. Wanting to own his own copyrights and the creation of his own firm. He tries to write every day and if he doesn't he feels guilty. A story about Ira Gersh
WNYC archives id: 92308
