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Interviews with Joy Abbott and Steve Jones

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They Call Her Lady Fingers (the Betty Loo Taylor Story) production materials

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Interview with Joy Abbott 2002-09-12

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Title Number00208178Date (YYYY-MM-DD)2002-09-12PurposeCataloger Supplied TitleRelated TitleInterviews with Joy Abbott and Steve JonesSummaryInterview with Joy Abbott conducted by Sam Polson and Patricia Gillespie on September 12, 2002. Recorded for the documentary They Call Her Lady Fingers (the Betty Loo Taylor Story). Abbott is a lifelong friend to Betty Loo Taylor. Topics include: meeting Betty Loo Taylor and other friends at Punahou School, school shows, meeting with Betty in New York City, gathering with friends at the Hawaiian Room at the Lexington Hotel, teenage sleepovers and picnics, Taylor's musicality, Abbott's singing in Philadelphia, her husband George Abbott's career in theater, George helping to start Broadway careers through On The Road, interviewing Broadway actors, the day of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Betty and George's modesty, current Broadway and other shows, meeting various jazz performers, Polson's stage roles, and music collections.MediumMoving ImageSub-mediumVideotapeCollectionPatricia GillespieParent CollectionThey Call Her Lady Fingers (the Betty Loo Taylor Story) production materials

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Interview with Joy Abbott 2002-09-12

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