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O youth and beauty!

Title
O youth and beauty! [videorecording] / Produced by Ann Blumenthal ; associate producers, J. Stephen Fairchild and Noam Yerushalmi ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; a teleplay by A. R. Gurney ; based on the story by John Cheever ; directed by Jeff Bleckner ; a production of WNET/13.
Publication
New York: Broadway Theatre Archive, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Blumenthal, Ann
  • Fairchild, Stephen
  • Yerushalmi, Noam
  • Venza, Jac
  • Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell), 1930-2017
  • Cheever, John.
  • Bleckner, Jeff
  • Stevens, J. Wright (John Wright)
  • Weiss, Julie (Julie D.)
  • Knight, William
  • Tunick, Jonathan
  • Adams, John, 1947-
  • Lombardo, Gino
  • Godfrey, John J
  • Murphy, Michael, 1938-
  • Ramsey, Gordon
  • Harris, Baxter
  • Taylor, Holland
  • Harkins, John, 1932-1999
  • Moore, Charlotte, 1939-
  • Walker, Kathryn, 1943-
  • Waldrip, Timothy, 1964-
  • Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-
  • Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014
  • Broadway Theatre Archive.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Series Statement
  • Broadway Theatre Archive
  • Great performances
Uniform Title
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Alternative Title
3 Cheever stories O Youth and Beauty!
Subject
  • Cheever, John > Television adaptations
  • Aging > Psychological aspects > Drama
  • Dysfunctional families > Drama
  • Families > Drama
  • Middle-aged persons > Drama
  • Middle-aged persons > Conduct of life > Drama
  • Midlife crisis > Drama
  • WASPs (Persons) > Drama
  • Television adaptations
Genre/Form
Television.
Note
  • Based on a short story of the same title by John Cheever.
  • O youth and beauty! was the second of three adaptations of stories by John Cheever to be broadcast on Great performances, in a three-week series. A videorecording of the first episode, The sorrows of gin, is available on NCOX 1909. The third episode, The five forty-eight, is available on NCOX 1944.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Art director, John Wright Stevens ; costume designer, Julie Weiss ; lighting designer, William Knight ; music composed and conducted by Jonathan Tunick ; music supervisor, John Adams ; audio, Gino Lombardo ; videotape editor, John J. Godfrey.
Performer (note)
  • Michael Murphy, Gordon Ramsey, Baxter Harris, Holland Taylor, John Harkins, Charlotte Moore, Kathryn Walker, Tim Waldrip, Sigourney Weaver, Edward Herrmann, et al.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on Thirteen/WNET, New York, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1979.
Call Number
NCOX 1901
OCLC
966434186
Title
O youth and beauty! [videorecording] / Produced by Ann Blumenthal ; associate producers, J. Stephen Fairchild and Noam Yerushalmi ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; a teleplay by A. R. Gurney ; based on the story by John Cheever ; directed by Jeff Bleckner ; a production of WNET/13.
Imprint
New York: Broadway Theatre Archive, c2000.
Series
Broadway Theatre Archive
Great performances
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Art director, John Wright Stevens ; costume designer, Julie Weiss ; lighting designer, William Knight ; music composed and conducted by Jonathan Tunick ; music supervisor, John Adams ; audio, Gino Lombardo ; videotape editor, John J. Godfrey.
Cast
Michael Murphy, Gordon Ramsey, Baxter Harris, Holland Taylor, John Harkins, Charlotte Moore, Kathryn Walker, Tim Waldrip, Sigourney Weaver, Edward Herrmann, et al.
Event
Originally broadcast on Thirteen/WNET, New York, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1979.
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Added Author
Blumenthal, Ann, producer.
Fairchild, Stephen, producer.
Yerushalmi, Noam, producer.
Venza, Jac, producer.
Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell), 1930-2017, screenwriter.
Cheever, John.
Bleckner, Jeff, director.
Stevens, J. Wright (John Wright), set designer.
Weiss, Julie (Julie D.), costume designer.
Knight, William, lighting designer.
Tunick, Jonathan, composer.
Tunick, Jonathan, conductor.
Adams, John, 1947- music supervisor.
Lombardo, Gino, audio.
Godfrey, John J, editor of moving image work.
Murphy, Michael, 1938- actor.
Ramsey, Gordon, actor.
Harris, Baxter, actor.
Taylor, Holland, actor.
Harkins, John, 1932-1999, actor.
Moore, Charlotte, 1939- actor.
Walker, Kathryn, 1943- actor.
Waldrip, Timothy, 1964- actor.
Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- actor.
Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014, actor.
Broadway Theatre Archive.
Added Title
Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Research Call Number
NCOX 1901
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