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Miracle on 44th Street: a portrait of the Actors Studio
- Title
- Miracle on 44th Street: a portrait of the Actors Studio [videorecording] / Produced by Chloe Aaron ; associate producer, Cynthia Mitchell ; written by David Aaron ; directed by Dennis Powers ; executive director for American Masters, Jac Venza.
- Publication
- New York, c1991.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOX 1990 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Additional Authors
- Aaron, Chloe
- Mitchell, Cynthia
- Venza, Jac
- Aaron, David
- Powers, Dennis
- Hutak, Nick
- Doniger, Scott P
- Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
- Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
- Burstyn, Ellen, 1932-
- Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
- Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016
- Corsaro, Frank
- Grant, Lee, 1927-
- Mailer, Norman
- Keitel, Harvey
- Davis, Harry, 1907-1993
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Documentary on the Actors Studio, the workshop for professional actors founded in 1947. The studio's history is discussed, including its roots in the American acting collective of the 1930s, the Group Theatre, and in the acting theories of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Includes excerpts from interviews with a number of the studio's prominent members, and discussion of past members such as longtime artistic director Lee Strasberg, and actors Marilyn Monroe and James Dean.
- Includes a brief one-act play performed at the Actors Studio in its entirety, Swan song (Lebedinaya Pesnya) by Anton Chekhov, featuring Eli Wallach and Harry Davis. The play was adapted by Anne Jackson, and directed by Frank Corsaro.
- Series Statement
- American masters (Television program)
- Uniform Title
- American masters (Television program)
- Alternative Title
- Portrait of the Actors Studio
- Subjects
- Mailer, Norman > Interviews
- Documentaries and factual works
- Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016 > Interviews
- Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
- Grant, Lee, 1927- > Interviews
- Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938 > Influence
- Television
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Dean, James, 1931-1955
- Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014 > Interviews
- Acting > Technique
- Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- > Interviews
- Keitel, Harvey > Interviews
- Corsaro, Frank > Interviews
- Strasberg, Lee
- Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962
- Woodward, Joanne, 1930- > Interviews
- Group Theatre (U.S.)
- Genre/Form
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Television.
- Note
- The performance of Anton Chekhov's one-act play Swan Song (Lebedinaya Pesnya) begins at 19:19, and ends at 36:55.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Director of photography, Nick Hutak ; editor, Scott P. Doniger.
- Performer (note)
- Host and narrator, Paul Newman.
- Interviews: Joanne Woodward, Ellen Burstyn, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, Norman Mailer, Harvey Keitel, etc.
- Actors in The swan song: Eli Wallach and Harry Davis.
- Event (note)
- Originally broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, New York, N.Y., July 8, 1991.
- Call Number
- NCOX 1990
- OCLC
- 959475916
- Title
- Miracle on 44th Street: a portrait of the Actors Studio [videorecording] / Produced by Chloe Aaron ; associate producer, Cynthia Mitchell ; written by David Aaron ; directed by Dennis Powers ; executive director for American Masters, Jac Venza.
- Imprint
- New York, c1991.
- Series
- American masters (Television program)
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Director of photography, Nick Hutak ; editor, Scott P. Doniger.
- Cast
- Host and narrator, Paul Newman.Interviews: Joanne Woodward, Ellen Burstyn, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, Norman Mailer, Harvey Keitel, etc.Actors in The swan song: Eli Wallach and Harry Davis.
- Event
- Originally broadcast on WNET/Thirteen, New York, N.Y., July 8, 1991.
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- Added Author
- Aaron, Chloe, producer.Mitchell, Cynthia, producer.Venza, Jac, producer.Aaron, David, writer.Powers, Dennis, director.Hutak, Nick, director of photography.Doniger, Scott P, editor of moving image work.Newman, Paul, 1925-2008, host.Newman, Paul, 1925-2008, narrator.Woodward, Joanne, 1930- interviewee.Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- interviewee.Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, interviewee.Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, actor.Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016, interviewee.Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016, adapter.Corsaro, Frank, interviewee.Corsaro, Frank, director.Grant, Lee, 1927- interviewee.Mailer, Norman, interviewee.Keitel, Harvey, interviewee.Davis, Harry, 1907-1993, actor.Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Lebedinaya Pesnya. English.WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- American masters (Television program)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 1990