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Oral history interview with Christopher Walken
- Title
- Oral history interview with Christopher Walken, 1987-04-03 [sound recording].
- Author
- Walken, Christopher, 1943-
- Publication
- 1987.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Audio | Restricted use | *LTC-A 759 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 51640 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Turan, Kenneth.
- Description
- 1 sound cassette : analog.
- Summary
- American film and stage actor Christopher Walken speaks about his professional career and experience working with Joseph Papp who cast him in numerous Shakespearean roles during Papp's project of free Shakespeare productions played in Central Park (Shakespeare in the Park) and in the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater as well in the 1960's-1970's. He also talks about Papp as a sucessful theatrical producer and founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, and his professional and personal relationships with him and other producers and directors during New York Shakespeare Festival projects.
- Alternative Title
- Shakespeare in the park.
- Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.
- Joseph Papp Oral History interviews.
- Subjects
- Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
- Walken, Christopher, 1943- > Friends and associates
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
- Papp, Joseph > Friends and associates
- Oral histories
- Theatrical producers and directors > United States
- Walken, Christopher, 1943- > Interviews
- Actors > United States > Interviews
- Interviews (Sound recordings)
- 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 Charles Gordone (side A).
- Access (note)
- Access to original items restricted.
- Event (note)
- Recorded [in New York?], Apr. 3, 1987.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 51640.
- Call Number
- *LDC 51640
- OCLC
- 777980916
- Author
- Walken, Christopher, 1943- interviewee.
- Title
- Oral history interview with Christopher Walken, 1987-04-03 [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1987.
- Event
- Recorded [in New York?], Apr. 3, 1987.
- Access
- Access to original items restricted.
- Additional Formats
- Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available on *LDC 51640.
- With:
- On original cassette with an Oral history interview with Charles Gordone (side A).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Turan, Kenneth. InterviewerPapp, Gail Merrifield. Donor
- Added Title
- Shakespeare in the park.Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.Joseph Papp Oral History interviews.
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 51640*LTC-A 759