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Interview with Pat Suzuki, August 17, 2004

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Identifier: 2017.032.018

Scope and Contents

A phone interview conducted with Pat Suzuki on August 17, 2004 by David Lewis Hammarstrom. Pat played Linda Low in the 1958 Rogers and Hammerstein production of "Flower Drum Song."

Pat Suzuki is interviewed by David Lewis Hammarstrom about her role as Linda Low in the original cast of the 1958 “Flower Drum Song” Broadway musical. Topics of discussion include her experiences working with the production team and other cast members, thoughts on the later iterations of “Flower Drum Song,” and confirmation of certain rumors or speculations surrounding specific members of the production. Other major topics include her appearance on television on "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" and David Henry Hwang’s revival of “Flower Drum Song.” This interview is one of a series of 18 interviews that author David Lewis Hammarstrom conducted in 2003 as part of research for his book, Flower Drum Songs: The Story of Two Musicals (2006).

Dates

  • Creation: August 17, 2004

Conditions Governing Use

All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, belong to the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). Interview can only be reproduced with permission from the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA).

Extent

From the Series: 16 Cassettes (16 cassettes in Box 1)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

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