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The Kennedy Center Honors

Title: The Kennedy Center Honors [videorecording] / a George Stevens, Jr., Nick Vanoff presentation for Kennedy Center Television Productions, Inc. ; directed by Don Mischer ; produced by George Stevens, Jr. and Nick Vanoff.
Publication: U.S. : CBS-TV, c1982.

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (116 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.

Summary

Edited footage of the performance celebrating the recipients of the 1982 Kennedy Center Honors, held in the presence of President Ronald Reagan. The program opens with pre-recorded footage of President Reagan's speech in honor of the occasion at the White House. After the opening number, "Memory" from the musical Cats, sung by Betty Buckley, each honoree receives an individual tribute consisting of a speech by a colleague, a film biography, and performances of music and dance.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Pamela Koslow.

Genre/Form

Special event coverage and commentary.
Video.

Note

Includes commercials.

Credits (note)

Written by George Stevens, Jr., L.T. Iglehart, Jr., Sara Lukinson, Marc London ; art direction, Ray Klausen ; lighting, Bill Klages ; film sequences by American Film Foundation, directed by Terry Sanders, produced by Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock ; "Heart" and "Singin' in the rain" staged by Felisa Conde Vanoff ; On your toes produced by Alfred de Liagre, Jr., Donald R. Seawell, Roger L. Stevens, choreographed by Donald Saddler, costumes by Zack Brown.

Event (note)

Recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 1982. Telecast by CBS-TV on Dec. 25, 1982.

Contents

[Tribute to George Abbott] / presenter, Harold Prince; "Heart" from the musical Damn Yankees, performed by Eddie Albert, Tom Bosley, Van Johnson, Hal Linden, and Jean Stapleton.
[Tribute to Lillian Gish] / presenter, Eva Marie Saint; "Mi chiamano Mimi," from Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème, sung by Leona Mitchell.
[Tribute to Benny Goodman] / presenter, André Previn; "Air mail set" and "Swing, swing, swing," played by Lionel Hampton and his band; "Where or when," sung by Peggy Lee.
[Speech] / by Claudette Colbert and Roger L. Stevens, chairman of the Kennedy Center.
"On your toes" from the musical On your toes / performed by the cast of the ANTA-Kennedy Center revival directed by George Abbott. The dance number incorporates both ballet and tap dancing.
[Tribute to Eugene Ormandy] / presenter, Eugene Istomin; Mozart's Violin concerto no. 3 in G major, slow movement, played by Isaac Stern.
[Tribute to Gene Kelly] / presenter, Yves Montand; "I got rhythm" and "Fascinatin' rhythm," sung and danced by Gregory Hines (begins at ca. 112 min. into the tape); "Singin' in the rain," performed by Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Betty Comden, Adolph Green. Excerpts from this segment, including Walter Cronkite's introduction of Hines, which was not screened on this telecast, appear on: *MGZIA 4-7680 Kennedy Center Honors. [Gene Kelly].

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-8045

OCLC

NYPY05-F22

Title

The Kennedy Center Honors [videorecording] / a George Stevens, Jr., Nick Vanoff presentation for Kennedy Center Television Productions, Inc. ; directed by Don Mischer ; produced by George Stevens, Jr. and Nick Vanoff.

Imprint

U.S. : CBS-TV, c1982.

Credits

Written by George Stevens, Jr., L.T. Iglehart, Jr., Sara Lukinson, Marc London ; art direction, Ray Klausen ; lighting, Bill Klages ; film sequences by American Film Foundation, directed by Terry Sanders, produced by Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock ; "Heart" and "Singin' in the rain" staged by Felisa Conde Vanoff ; On your toes produced by Alfred de Liagre, Jr., Donald R. Seawell, Roger L. Stevens, choreographed by Donald Saddler, costumes by Zack Brown.

Performer

Honorees: George Abbott, Lillian Gish, Benny Goodman, Gene Kelly, Eugene Ormandy.

Host: Walter Cronkite.

Conductor: Glen Roven. Conductor for Leona Mitchell and Isaac Stern: Julius Rudel.

Event

Recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 1982. Telecast by CBS-TV on Dec. 25, 1982.

Local Subject

Kennedy Center honors.

Musical comedies. On your toes.

Added Author

Abbott, George, 1887-1995. Honoree

Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993. Honoree

Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986. Honoree

Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996. Honoree

Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985. Honoree

Cronkite, Walter, host.

Reagan, Ronald, speaker.

Buckley, Betty, performer.

Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, speaker.

Albert, Eddie, performer.

Bosley, Tom, performer.

Johnson, Van, 1916-2008, performer.

Linden, Hal, performer.

Stapleton, Jean, 1923-2013, performer.

Saint, Eva Marie, 1924- speaker.

Mitchell, Leona, performer.

Rudel, Julius, conductor.

Previn, André, 1929-2019, speaker.

Hampton, Lionel, performer.

Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002, performer.

Colbert, Claudette, speaker.

Stevens, Roger L, speaker.

Istomin, Eugene, speaker.

Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001, performer.

Montand, Yves, 1921-1991, speaker.

Hines, Gregory, performer.

O'Connor, Donald, 1925-2003, performer.

Charisse, Cyd, performer.

Comden, Betty, performer.

Green, Adolph, performer.

Stevens, George, Jr., 1932- Producer

Vanoff, Nick. Producer

Mischer, Don. Director

Iglehart, L. T. Author

Lukinson, Sara, writer.

London, Marc. Author

Klausen, Ray, set designer.

Klages, Bill. Lighting designer

Sanders, Terry. Producer

Sanders, Terry. Director

Mock, Freida Lee. Producer

Conde, Felisa, choreographer.

Saddler, Donald, choreographer.

Kennedy Center Television Productions.

American Film Foundation.

CBS Television Network.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-8045

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