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The people's palace: secrets of the New York Public Library

Title
The people's palace: secrets of the New York Public Library [videorecording] / Executive producer, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Philip Kunhardt, Jr. and Philip Kunhardt III ; directed by James A. Edgar III ; [video prod. company] Kunhardt Productions.
Publication
New York, c1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Kunhardt, Peter W.
  • Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr., 1928-2006.
  • Kunhardt, Philip B., III, 1951-
  • Edgar, James A.
  • Kubie, Chris
  • Andracke, Gregory
  • Gaydos, Ann
  • Robards, Jason
  • Healy, Timothy S. (Timothy Stafford)
  • Fast, Howard, 1914-2003
  • Morrison, Toni
  • Heiskell, Andrew, 1915-2003
  • Fasana, Paul J., 1933-2021
  • Astor, Brooke
  • Blass, Bill
  • Walker, William D.
  • Goldsmith, Barbara
  • Harper, Conrad K.
  • Rose, Marshall
  • Wolfe, Tom
  • Marx, Robert
  • Prince, Harold, 1928-2019
  • Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023
  • Holmgren, Edwin S.
  • Dodson, Howard
  • Kunhardt Productions.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (57 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on The New York Public Library, which examines the institution's history and cultural impact. While the emphasis is on the main branch of the library at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, the film also examines two of the NYPL's research centers, the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center, and Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, as well as the city's branch library system. Includes excerpts from interviews with library administrators, board members, and advocates from the world of literature and the performing arts.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • Audio quality is substandard. Loud buzz throughout.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Chris Kubie ; director of photography, Gregory Andracke ; editor, Ann Gaydos.
Performer (note)
  • Narrated by Jason Robards.
  • Interviews: Timothy S. Healy, Howard Fast, Toni Morrison, Andrew Heiskell, Paul Fasana, Brooke Astor, Bill Blass, William Walker, Barbara Goldsmith, Conrad Harper, Marshall Rose, Tom Wolfe, Robert Marx, Harold Prince, Harry Belafonte, Edwin S. Holmgren, and Howard Dodson, Jr.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on WNET/13, New York, N.Y., 1992.
Call Number
NCOX 860
OCLC
1035374307
Title
The people's palace: secrets of the New York Public Library [videorecording] / Executive producer, Peter W. Kunhardt ; written by Philip Kunhardt, Jr. and Philip Kunhardt III ; directed by James A. Edgar III ; [video prod. company] Kunhardt Productions.
Imprint
New York, c1991.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Music by Chris Kubie ; director of photography, Gregory Andracke ; editor, Ann Gaydos.
Cast
Narrated by Jason Robards.
Interviews: Timothy S. Healy, Howard Fast, Toni Morrison, Andrew Heiskell, Paul Fasana, Brooke Astor, Bill Blass, William Walker, Barbara Goldsmith, Conrad Harper, Marshall Rose, Tom Wolfe, Robert Marx, Harold Prince, Harry Belafonte, Edwin S. Holmgren, and Howard Dodson, Jr.
Event
Originally broadcast on WNET/13, New York, N.Y., 1992.
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Added Author
Kunhardt, Peter W., film producer.
Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr., 1928-2006.
Kunhardt, Philip B., III, 1951-
Edgar, James A., film director.
Kubie, Chris, composer (expression)
Andracke, Gregory, director of photography.
Gaydos, Ann, editor of moving image work.
Robards, Jason, narrator.
Healy, Timothy S. (Timothy Stafford), interviewee.
Fast, Howard, 1914-2003, interviewee.
Morrison, Toni, interviewee.
Heiskell, Andrew, 1915-2003, interviewee.
Fasana, Paul J., 1933-2021, interviewee.
Astor, Brooke, interviewee.
Blass, Bill, interviewee.
Walker, William D., interviewee.
Goldsmith, Barbara, interviewee.
Harper, Conrad K., interviewee.
Rose, Marshall, interviewee.
Wolfe, Tom, interviewee.
Marx, Robert, interviewee.
Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, interviewee.
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023, interviewee.
Holmgren, Edwin S., interviewee.
Dodson, Howard, interviewee.
Kunhardt Productions.
Research Call Number
NCOX 860
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