Research Catalog

Title

Person to person [videorecording] : [Jerome Robbins] / directed by Bob Dailey, Charles N. Hill, Robert M. Sammon.

Publication

[1959]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Robbins, Jerome
• Murrow, Edward R.
• Dailey, Bob.
• Hill, Charles N.
• Sammon, Robert M.
• Aaron, John A.
• Zousmer, Jesse
• WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

• 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (11 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
• 1 reel (11 min., 386 ft.) : sd., b&w ;

Summary

An episode of the television program Person to person, with Jerome Robbins filmed in his home and interviwed by Edward R. Murrow. Murrow gives a brief introduction in which he summarizes Robbins' career. Initially seen in the living room of his Upper East Side home, Robbins discusses his reputation in the theater world; comments on working with Ethel Merman and Mary Martin; describes his current projects (which include Gypsy and West Side story); discusses how he got started as a choreographer and his time in the borscht circuit; describes how he works with collaborators on musical shows. Robbins shows his dark-room and discusses his hobby, photography; among the photographs he shows is a portrait of Tannaquil LeClercq. Next he shows his office and talks about how he keeps track of his schedule. He lists unsuccessful projects he has been involved with. In his upstairs workroom, Robbins shows sketches by Irene Sharaff and Ben Shahn. He discusses how he switches between different styles of dance and theater; his plans for an upcoming tour with Ballets: U.S.A.; government support for the arts; the quality of the dancers in West Side story; his plans for the future; and the most difficult aspect of directing.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Uniform Title

Person to person (Television program)

Subjects

• Interviews
• Robbins, Jerome > Interviews
• Television

Genre/Form

• Television.
• Interviews.

Note

• Credits at end of program.

Credits (note)

• Produced by John A. Aaron, Jesse Zousmer.

Event (note)

• Filmed at the home of Jerome Robbins in New York City. Broadcast by CBS in summer 1959.

Funding (note)

• Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6584 JRC

OCLC

NYPT04-F6

Title

Person to person [videorecording] : [Jerome Robbins] / directed by Bob Dailey, Charles N. Hill, Robert M. Sammon.

Imprint

[1959]

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Jerome Robbins Collection

Credits

Produced by John A. Aaron, Jesse Zousmer.

Performer

Host: Edward R. Murrow. Guest: Jerome Robbins.

Event

Filmed at the home of Jerome Robbins in New York City. Broadcast by CBS in summer 1959.

Funding

Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Added Author

Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Murrow, Edward R., interviewer.

Dailey, Bob. Director

Hill, Charles N. Director

Sammon, Robert M. Director

Aaron, John A., television producer.

Zousmer, Jesse, television producer.

WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Person to person (Television program)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6584 JRC

*MGZHB 4-2711 JRC