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[Abe Burrows compilation reel]

Title
[Abe Burrows compilation reel] [videorecording]
Publication
New York, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985
  • Allen, Steve, 1921-2000
  • Kerr, Walter, 1913-1996
  • Snyder, Tom, 1936-2007
  • Shalit, Gene, 1936-
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
  • Agronsky, Martin
  • Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012
  • Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983
  • Susann, Jacqueline
  • Ramírez, Tina
  • Ramirez, Coco
  • McMahon, Ed
  • Davis, Ossie
  • Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (102 min.) : sound, color and black & white; 1/2 in.
Summary
Compilation of archival film and video footage featuring humorist, playwright, director and performer Abe Burrows (1910-1985). Most of the clips derive from television variety or talk shows broadcast between 1956 and 1980. There is also a videotaped tribute to Burrows, written and delivered by author and critic Walter Kerr in 1985, shortly after Burrows' death.
Alternative Title
ABE BURROWS
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Talk shows.
  • Interviews.
  • Compilations.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from the files of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
  • Video quality is erratic. First portion is damaged.
  • The televised video tribute to Abe Burrows which opens this compilation reel is also available on NCOX 1826.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Featuring Abe Burrows, with Steve Allen, Walter Kerr, Tom Snyder, Gene Shalit, Clifton Fadiman, Martin Agronsky, Celeste Holm, Walter Slezak, Jacqueline Susann, Tina and Coco Ramirez, Ed McMahon, Ossie Davis, and Kitty Carlisle.
Event (note)
  • Videotape compiled in the 1990s.
Call Number
NCOX 1682
OCLC
1028580626
Title
[Abe Burrows compilation reel] [videorecording]
Imprint
New York, 1985.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Featuring Abe Burrows, with Steve Allen, Walter Kerr, Tom Snyder, Gene Shalit, Clifton Fadiman, Martin Agronsky, Celeste Holm, Walter Slezak, Jacqueline Susann, Tina and Coco Ramirez, Ed McMahon, Ossie Davis, and Kitty Carlisle.
Event
Videotape compiled in the 1990s.
Local Note
Gift of James Burrows.
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Added Author
Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985, performer.
Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985, interviewee.
Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985, panelist.
Allen, Steve, 1921-2000, host.
Kerr, Walter, 1913-1996, commentator.
Snyder, Tom, 1936-2007, interviewer.
Shalit, Gene, 1936- interviewer.
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, host.
Agronsky, Martin, interviewer.
Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012, panelist.
Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983, panelist.
Susann, Jacqueline, panelist.
Ramírez, Tina, performer.
Ramirez, Coco, performer.
McMahon, Ed, host.
Davis, Ossie, panelist.
Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007, panelist.
Burrows, James, 1940- donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1682
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