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[E.Y. Harburg documentary]
- Title
- [E.Y. Harburg documentary] / [Produced by Bud Greenspan]
- Publication
- n.p., n.d.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | VHS | Restricted use | NCOX 911 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (22 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Video documentary on the career of lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg. Includes excerpts from interviews with Harburg, clips from films and stage shows to which he contributed lyrics, home movie footage, and performance sequences in which Harburg performs several of his best known songs. Harburg discusses his friendship with George and Ira Gershwin, and his professional relationships with colleagues Harold Arlen and Burton Lane.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Yip Harburg Foundation.
- Alternative Title
- Bud Greenspan on Yip
- Subjects
- Harburg, E. Y (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981
- Motion pictures > United States > 1941-1950
- Lyric writing (Popular music) > Anecdotes
- Wizard of Oz (Motion picture)
- Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
- Lyricists > Interviews
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 > Friends and associates
- Harburg, E. Y (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981 > Friends and associates
- Lane, Burton, 1912-1997 > Friends and associates
- Documentaries and factual works
- Harburg, E. Y (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981 > Interviews
- Lane, Burton, 1912-1997 > Finian's rainbow
- Interviews
- Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986 > Friends and associates
- Motion pictures > United States > 1931-1940
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 > Friends and associates
- Genre/Form
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Interviews.
- Note
- No production credits on tape. It is unclear whether the documentary was ever broadcast or publically screened in this form. Title provided by cataloger.
- Some of the material seen here was also used in a 1978 segment of the television program 60 minutes devoted to the career of E. Y. Harburg.
- Video and audio quality is erratic.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer (note)
- Narrated by David Perry.
- Contents
- Songs excerpted: Over the rainbow -- Brother, can you spare a dime? -- April in Paris -- Lydia the tattooed lady -- How are things in Glocca Mora? -- It's only a paper moon.
- Call Number
- NCOX 911
- OCLC
- NYPG04-F194
- Title
- [E.Y. Harburg documentary] / [Produced by Bud Greenspan]
- Imprint
- n.p., n.d.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer
- Narrated by David Perry.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Greenspan, Bud, producer.Perry, David, 1940- narrator.Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981, interviewee.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 911