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Tennessee Williams : Orpheus of the American stage

Title
Tennessee Williams : Orpheus of the American stage [videorecording] / A co-production of International Cultural Programming and Thirteen/WNET in New York ; produced by Catherine Tatge and Merrill Brockway ; executive producers, Catherine Tatge and Susan Lacy ; written by Brooks Haxton ; directed by Merrill Brockway.
Publication
New York, c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Tatge, Catherine
  • Brockway, Merrill
  • Lacy, Susan
  • Haxton, Brooks, 1950-
  • Bhargava, Girish
  • Pantzer, Jerry
  • Adams, John, 1947-
  • Langella, Frank
  • Waterston, Sam
  • Miles, Joanna, 1940-
  • Birney, Reed, 1954-
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
  • Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002
  • Windham, Donald
  • Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
  • Bowden, Charles, 1913-1996
  • Laurence, Paula
  • Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
  • Smith, William J
  • Parrott, John L
  • Steinbeck, Elaine A
  • Corsaro, Frank
  • Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023
  • Stapleton, Maureen
  • St. Just, Maria
  • International Cultural Programming, Inc., producer
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer
Description
2 videocassettes (100 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
Summary
Documentary on the life and career of playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), featuring interviews with many of his friends and associates as well as theater critics and historians. Includes archival excerpts of scenes from Williams' plays. Sequences from The two-character play, featuring Sam Waterston and Joanna Miles, and Small craft warnings, with Reed Birney, were staged for this program.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of International Cultural Programming, Inc.
Series Statement
American masters (Television program)
Uniform Title
American masters (Television program)
Subject
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Interviews
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Friends and associates
  • Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 > Interviews
  • Windham, Donald > Interviews
  • Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 > Interviews
  • Bowden, Charles, 1913-1996 > Interviews
  • Laurence, Paula > Interviews
  • Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Interviews
  • Smith, William J. > Interviews
  • Parrott, John L. > Interviews
  • Steinbeck, Elaine A. > Interviews
  • Corsaro, Frank > Interviews
  • Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023 > Interviews
  • Stapleton, Maureen > Interviews
  • St. Just, Maria > Interviews
  • Dramatists, American > 20th century > Biography
  • Theater > United States
  • Documentary television programs > United States
Genre/Form
Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • Credits at end of tape.
  • Performers (archival footage): Katharine Hepburn, Joanne Woodward, Burt Lancaster, Anna Magnani, Martin Sheen, Albert Dekker, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, Caroll Baker, Burl Ives, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Natasha Richardson, Maggie Smith, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sue Lyon, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Cyril Delevanti.
Credits (note)
  • Edited by Girish Bhargava ; director of photography, Jerry Pantzer ; music supervisor, John Adams.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Frank Langella.
  • Interviews: Kim Hunter, Donald Windham, Gore Vidal, Charles Bowden, Paula Laurence, Edward Albee, William J. Smith, Jim Parrott, Elaine Steinbeck, Frank Corsaro, Robert Brustein, Maureen Stapleton, and Maria St. Just.
  • Interviews (archival footage): Tennessee Williams.
  • Performers: Joanna Miles, Sam Waterston, and Reed Birney.
Call Number
NCOX 1097
OCLC
NYPG01-F280
Title
Tennessee Williams : Orpheus of the American stage [videorecording] / A co-production of International Cultural Programming and Thirteen/WNET in New York ; produced by Catherine Tatge and Merrill Brockway ; executive producers, Catherine Tatge and Susan Lacy ; written by Brooks Haxton ; directed by Merrill Brockway.
Imprint
New York, c1994.
Series
American masters (Television program)
Credits
Edited by Girish Bhargava ; director of photography, Jerry Pantzer ; music supervisor, John Adams.
Performer
Narrator: Frank Langella.
Interviews: Kim Hunter, Donald Windham, Gore Vidal, Charles Bowden, Paula Laurence, Edward Albee, William J. Smith, Jim Parrott, Elaine Steinbeck, Frank Corsaro, Robert Brustein, Maureen Stapleton, and Maria St. Just.
Interviews (archival footage): Tennessee Williams.
Performers: Joanna Miles, Sam Waterston, and Reed Birney.
Added Author
Tatge, Catherine, producer.
Brockway, Merrill, television producer.
Brockway, Merrill, television director.
Lacy, Susan, producer.
Haxton, Brooks, 1950- Tennessee Williams.
Bhargava, Girish, editor of moving image work.
Pantzer, Jerry, director of photography.
Adams, John, 1947- music supervisor.
Langella, Frank, narrator.
Waterston, Sam, actor.
Miles, Joanna, 1940- actor.
Birney, Reed, 1954- actor.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983, interviewee.
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, interviewee.
Windham, Donald, interviewee.
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012, interviewee.
Bowden, Charles, 1913-1996, interviewee.
Laurence, Paula, interviewee.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, interviewee.
Smith, William J, interviewee.
Parrott, John L, interviewee.
Steinbeck, Elaine A, interviewee.
Corsaro, Frank, interviewee.
Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023, interviewee.
Stapleton, Maureen, interviewee.
St. Just, Maria, interviewee.
International Cultural Programming, Inc., producer.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Added Title
American masters (Television program)
Research Call Number
NCOX 1097
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