MARIAM bte Baharom
Women through the Years: Economic & Family Lives,
Accession Number 001898
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 8
Total Reels
- Shrifah Maznah Syed Omar
Interviewer
- 03:49:30
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:47
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and parents' backgrounds. Memory of mother. Two siblings died during Japanese Occupation. Interviewee's experience during Occupation. Life in Malay kampung at Jalan Dusun, Balestier. Responsibility as eldest sibling. Relationship with father. Staying with mother after parents' divorce. Relationship with sister, separated from her after divorce. How mother supported her. Mother remarried when interviewee was aged 12. Relationship with stepfather. Experience of racial riots.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Experience of racial riots continued. Other family members - interviewee's three children from first marriage; four from second. Relationship among them. Husband's two children from previous marriage. Children from first marriage cared by interviewee's mother; how interviewee maintained contact. Children and interviewee's housework roles. Interviewee's education; acting career. First film acted. Eleven leading roles. From Shaw Brothers to Cathay Keris. Influenced by watching Malay movies.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:57
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Influence of Malay movies. Attractions of acting. Her parents' expectations. First husband against her acting. Mother's support. Sister became famous actress. Her career and working at Jalan Ampas and Cathy Keris Studios. How composer S. Sudarmaji spotted her. Last film at Jalan Ampas. Meeting Siput Sarawak and Kasmah Booty. Her appointment at Cathay Keris. Acting income supported children from first marriage. Working hours. Night filming.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 8
Metadata
- 3 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:32:01
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Duration of filming. Terms of employment. Training received. Demands of acting. First husband's objections affected her work. Significant experiences and events at work. Best Actress Award in 1952. Work experience; relations with male and female colleagues. Society's attitude towards Malay actress. Continuity and discontinuity of work. Prefers acting in movies than on television. Second husband's attitude to interviewee's career.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 8
Metadata
- 23 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Realised and unrealised aspirations. Family's attitude to interviewee's career. Why interviewee did not emigrate to Malaysia like other Malay artistes. Distribution of housework. Availability of time-saving devices. Maintenance of home and children. Attitude towards sons and daughters. Children's involvement in show business discouraged by interviewee. Advice to young 'would-be' entertainers. Training children for self-care. Knowledge of pregnancy and childcare. Food taboos during pregnancy.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 8
Metadata
- 23 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:31:14
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Malay traditional medicine/practice observed. Childcare learnt from nurse on house visits. Most difficult task of childcare and parenting. Husband's role in childcare. Resolving disagreements over parenting. Duties as daughter and sister. Day's routine when children were young. Difficulties of raising sons. Problem with children in show business. Present day's routine. Views on women with multiple roles. Conflicting roles of women in career and motherhood. Marriage history.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 8
Metadata
- 23 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:30
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Reconciliation with mother who objected to second marriage. Pilgrimage to Mecca in 1995. Life with first husband. No family planning. Decision-making in family. Resolving disagreements over family matters. No external intervention in marital problems. Family values upheld by interviewee. Personal interests and developments. Current hobbies. Taking care of self. Relationship with colleagues. Recognition received. Why Siput Sarawak was special.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 8
Metadata
- 23 Jun 1997
Recording Date
- 00:16:54
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Son's (Bat Latiff) dance career. If given choice, preference for gender. Differences between women now and women of her generation. Advice to modern woman. Advice to young girls who want to be actresses. Views on famous Malay actors and actress. Views on P Ramlee; Azean Irdawatty as most talented contemporary actress. Last words to young artistes.
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