MGH & Studs Terkel: Episode 1: Christopher Isherwood
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive - October 1, 2020
- 23:34
Author Christopher Isherwood left England for Germany in 1929. His stories about his years there inspired the musical “Cabaret,” which shaped the image of decadent interwar Berlin in the popular imagination. But as he told Studs Terkel in this 1977 interview, to him, Berlin meant, above all, boys.Visit our episode webpage for background information, archival photos, and other resources.
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