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Oral history interview with Estelle Parsons

Title
Oral history interview with Estelle Parsons, 1987-05-28 [sound recording].
Author
Parsons, Estelle
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
Turan, Kenneth.
Description
1 sound cassette : analog.
Summary
Estelle Parsons, an American theater, film and television actress, talks about her career as an actress on the New York stage and as director of a company of young actors in Shakespearean roles in an effort to bring the Bard to NYC schoolchildren. She shares her memories about Joseph Papp and her experience working with him on classical and modern productions such as Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra and Mert and Phil (written by Anne Burr ; directed by Joseph Papp, which was played at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center) during the New York Shakespeare Festival in the 1970's-1980's.
Alternative Title
  • Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.
  • Joseph Papp Oral History interviews.
Subject
  • Parsons, Estelle > Interviews
  • Parsons, Estelle > Friends and associates
  • Burr, Anne, 1920-2003
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
  • Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
  • Actresses > United States > Interviews
  • Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Interviews
  • Theater > Production and direction > History > United States > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Oral histories.
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview by Kenneth Turan, originally recorded for the book "Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told" which was published in 2009.
  • A track ID has been inserted every five minutes within this interview for reference purposes.
With (note)
  • On original cassette with an Oral history interview with Mandy Patinkin (side B).
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted.
Event (note)
  • Recorded [in New York?], May 28, 1987.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 51939.
Call Number
*LDC 51939
OCLC
775807204
Author
Parsons, Estelle, interviewee.
Title
Oral history interview with Estelle Parsons, 1987-05-28 [sound recording].
Imprint
1987.
Event
Recorded [in New York?], May 28, 1987.
Access
Access to original items restricted.
Additional Formats
Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 51939.
With:
On original cassette with an Oral history interview with Mandy Patinkin (side B).
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Added Author
Turan, Kenneth. Interviewer
Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor
Added Title
Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.
Joseph Papp Oral History interviews.
Research Call Number
*LDC 51939
*LTC-A 753
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