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Kim Hunter : memories of Tennessee Williams's A streetcar named Desire
- Title
- Kim Hunter : memories of Tennessee Williams's A streetcar named Desire [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
- Publication
- New York, c1997.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (71 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Opens with introductory remarks by series producer Alan J. Pally.
- Actress Kim Hunter recounts the circumstances surrounding the original 1947 Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' A streetcar named Desire, for which she created the role of Stella, from her audition and the rehearsal process through the play's long run, focusing on the relationships between the actors, including Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy, director Elia Kazan, designer Jo Mielziner, and others from the production staff; she also describes some of the differences between the stage production and the 1951 film version, in which she reprised her role opposite Mr. Brando and Vivian Leigh. Ms. Hunter then reads from the correspondence of Tennessee Williams, primarily his letters to the critic Brooks Atkinson, largely concerning the critical reception accorded his plays A streetcar named desire, Camino Real, Cat on a hot tin roof, and Sweet bird of youth. Ms. Hunter concludes the program by fielding questions from the audience.
- Series Statement
- Theatrical treasures
- Subjects
- Kazan, Elia > Friends and associates
- Brando, Marlon > Friends and associates
- Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967 > Friends and associates
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Sweet bird of youth
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Friends and associates
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Streetcar named Desire
- Theater > United States
- Tandy, Jessica > Friends and associates
- Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984 > Correspondence
- Tributes
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Correspondence
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Camino Real
- Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Cat on a hot tin roof
- Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 > Friends and associates
- Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976 > Correspondence
- Note
- Inaugural program of Theatrical treasures, a series of free public programs celebrating the holdings of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Billy Rose Theatre Collection. Series producer, Alan J. Pally.
- Copy of program available.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1997.
- Call Number
- NCOW 203
- OCLC
- NYPG99-F975
- Title
- Kim Hunter : memories of Tennessee Williams's A streetcar named Desire [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
- Imprint
- New York, c1997.
- Series
- Theatrical treasures
- Event
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1997.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Tributes.
- Added Author
- Pally, Alan J, producer.Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, speaker.Ward, Penny, videographer.Corwin, Betty L.New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
- Research Call Number
- NCOW 203