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Skyline.

Title
Skyline. Adding up to Zero [videorecording] / Produced by Lois Bianchi ; directed by Jon Merdin ; series producer, Patricia Sides ; produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York.
Publication
New York, c1978.

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Additional Authors
  • Bianchi, Lois
  • Merdin, Jon
  • Sides, Patricia
  • Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
  • Mostel, Kate
  • Gilford, Jack
  • Gilford, Madeline
  • Mostel, Josh
  • Mostel, Tobias
  • Rothman, Henry
  • Wilder, Joe, 1920-2003
  • Hunter, Ian McLellan
  • Lerner, Abram
  • Bocour, Leonard, 1910-1993
  • Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in.
Summary
Tribute to the life and career of performer Zero Mostel. Features interviews with his widow, his two sons, theater colleagues, and other friends, as well as excerpts from Mostel's TV and film appearances. In addition to his work as an entertainer there is discussion of his passion for painting, as well as his experiences as a blacklisted performer in the 1950s.
Alternative Title
Adding up to Zero
Subject
  • Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977
  • Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977 > Family
  • Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977 > Friends and associates
  • Mostel, Kate > Interviews
  • Gilford, Jack > Interviews
  • Gilford, Madeline > Interviews
  • Mostel, Tobias > Interviews
  • Rothman, Henry > Interviews
  • Wilder, Joe, 1920-2003 > Interviews
  • Hunter, Ian McLellan > Interviews
  • Lerner, Abram > Interviews
  • Bocour, Leonard, 1910-1993 > Interviews
  • Blacklisting of entertainers > United States
  • Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Interviews.
  • Talk shows.
  • Television.
Note
  • Credits at end of tape.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Eli Wallach.
  • Interviewees: Kate Mostel, Jack Gilford, Madeline Gilford, Josh Mostel, Tobias Mostel, Henry Rothman, Joseph R. Wilder, Ian McLellan Hunter, Abram Lerner, Leonard Bocour.
  • Archival footage: Zero Mostel.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in 1978. First broadcast on WNET-TV, Channel Thirteen, New York, N.Y., Dec. 26, 1978.
Call Number
NCOX 63
OCLC
568240966
Title
Skyline. Adding up to Zero [videorecording] / Produced by Lois Bianchi ; directed by Jon Merdin ; series producer, Patricia Sides ; produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York.
Imprint
New York, c1978.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Host: Eli Wallach.
Interviewees: Kate Mostel, Jack Gilford, Madeline Gilford, Josh Mostel, Tobias Mostel, Henry Rothman, Joseph R. Wilder, Ian McLellan Hunter, Abram Lerner, Leonard Bocour.
Archival footage: Zero Mostel.
Event
Videotaped in 1978. First broadcast on WNET-TV, Channel Thirteen, New York, N.Y., Dec. 26, 1978.
Added Author
Bianchi, Lois, producer.
Merdin, Jon, director.
Sides, Patricia, producer.
Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, host.
Mostel, Kate, interviewee.
Gilford, Jack, interviewee.
Gilford, Madeline, interviewee.
Mostel, Josh, interviewee.
Mostel, Tobias, interviewee.
Rothman, Henry, interviewee.
Wilder, Joe, 1920-2003, interviewee.
Hunter, Ian McLellan, interviewee.
Lerner, Abram, interviewee.
Bocour, Leonard, 1910-1993, interviewee.
Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 63
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