Eugene Walter, pt. 1
Title
Eugene Walter, pt. 1
Description
Part 1 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his early life and travels in Europe.
Creator
Jeanette Keyser Maygarden
Publisher
Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy
Date
June 2, 1994
Contributor
Eugene Walter
Rights
This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution.
Language
English
Type
oral history
Identifier
Conversations-Walter-Part-1
Interviewer
Jeanette Keyser Maygarden
Interviewee
Eugene Walter
Location
161 Grand Blvd, Mobile, Alabama. 36607
Eugene Walter's home
Eugene Walter's home
Transcription
Summary typed up, presumably by Jeanette Maygarden:
Discusses his various first and middle names
His first book was published in 1946
He was thirteen years old when he did his first art exhibit
He was born in 1921
During his formative years he wrote and drew
He did children's theatre, designed costumes and scenery
He discusses the advantages of growing up in a three generation household
During his sophomore year at Murphy he wrote a column for the Murphy newspaper
He had trouble graduating from high school, he lacked some credits
He has never seen a football game, never wore jeans, and has never marched in a parade
Later he joined the CCC
Then he took a job as an usher at the Saenger
During World War II, he served in the US Corp of Engineers
Went to Alaska for two years
After the war he came back to Mobile, then to New York to a bookstore
Worked at the New York Public Library
To Europe to Paris to study for five years
Wrote for the Paris Review
He finished his second novel in Paris, "Untidy Pilgrim"
Spent 25 years in Rome
He acted in over 200 films
Discusses his various first and middle names
His first book was published in 1946
He was thirteen years old when he did his first art exhibit
He was born in 1921
During his formative years he wrote and drew
He did children's theatre, designed costumes and scenery
He discusses the advantages of growing up in a three generation household
During his sophomore year at Murphy he wrote a column for the Murphy newspaper
He had trouble graduating from high school, he lacked some credits
He has never seen a football game, never wore jeans, and has never marched in a parade
Later he joined the CCC
Then he took a job as an usher at the Saenger
During World War II, he served in the US Corp of Engineers
Went to Alaska for two years
After the war he came back to Mobile, then to New York to a bookstore
Worked at the New York Public Library
To Europe to Paris to study for five years
Wrote for the Paris Review
He finished his second novel in Paris, "Untidy Pilgrim"
Spent 25 years in Rome
He acted in over 200 films
Original Format
VHS
Duration
59 min.
Bit Rate/Frequency
901 kbps
Files
Citation
Jeanette Keyser Maygarden, “Eugene Walter, pt. 1,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, http://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/5669.