' America '
ALISTAIR COOKE
In 1932 the now famous broadcaster, Alistair Cooke, went out to America on a Fellowship to Yale University to study the American theatre and to do research work in dramatic criticism. In his second year he studied at Harvard, and in 1933 and 1934 he was Director of the Harvard Dramatic Club and also of the celebrated Hasty Pudding Club, associated with the University. The latter club won distinction for its production of Cymbeline in modern dress and of W. H. Auden's Paid on Both Sides.
On reaching Hollywood, Cooke met Charlie Chaplin and so became interested in the American cinema. While in America, he contributed to the Theatre Arts Monthly and acted as American theatre correspondent to the London Observer.