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Actor

Title
Actor [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Norman Lloyd ; associate producer, David Livingston ; teleplay and lyrics by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee ; based on the book 'Actor: the life and times of Paul Muni' by Jerome Lawrence ; produced for KCET-TV, Los Angeles.
Publication
Los Angeles, c1977.

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Additional Authors
  • Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021
  • Livingston, David (Television producer)
  • Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004
  • Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994
  • Goldenberg, Billy
  • Taylor, Noel, 1913-2010
  • Christopher, Roy
  • Franks, Danny
  • Stewart, Roy
  • Mossbarger, Dan
  • Ancell, Tom
  • Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007
  • Brooks, Hildy
  • Brown, Georgia
  • Duff, Howard, 1913-1990
  • Matthau, Walter
  • Bernardi, Herschel
  • Gould, Harold, 1923-2010
  • Harris, Robert H., 1911-1981
  • Lewis, Monica
  • Lynas, Jeff
  • Robins, Barry, 1945-1986
  • Tigar, Kenneth
  • Bernardi, Jack
  • Raymond, Guy, 1911-1997
  • Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994
  • Kirkes, Shirley
  • KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (105 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
Musical drama based on the life of actor Paul Muni, whose parents performed in Yiddish theater in Europe and then in America, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Uniform Title
Hollywood television theatre (Television program)
Subject
  • Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004 > Television adaptations
  • Muni, Paul, 1895-1967 > Drama
  • Muni, Paul, 1895-1967 > Family > Drama
  • Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 > Drama
  • Wurtzel, Sol M., 1890-1958 > Drama
  • Actors > Drama
  • Actresses > Drama
  • Jewish actors > Drama
  • Jewish families > Drama
  • Motion picture actors and actresses > Drama
  • Theater > Drama
  • Theater, Yiddish > Drama
  • Theater, Yiddish > Europe > Drama
  • Theater, Yiddish > United States > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Television.
Note
  • Originally broadcast as an episode of the Hollywood Television Theatre series.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Billy Goldenberg ; costume design by Noel Taylor ; art director, Roy Christopher ; lighting designed by Danny Franks ; videotape editors, Roy Stewart and Dan Mossbarger ; audio, Tom Ancell.
Performer (note)
  • Michael Kidd (as Paul Muni), Hildy Brooks, Georgia Brown, Howard Duff (as Winfield Sheehan), Walter Matthau, Herschel Bernardi, Harold Gould (as Sol Wurtzel), Robert H. Harris, Monica Lewis, Jeff Lynas, Barry Robins, Kenneth Tigar, Jack Bernardi, Billy Goldenberg, Guy Raymond, Ezra Stone, Shirley Kirkes, et al.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on WNET/Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1978.
Call Number
NCOX 427
OCLC
1077000324
Title
Actor [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Norman Lloyd ; associate producer, David Livingston ; teleplay and lyrics by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee ; based on the book 'Actor: the life and times of Paul Muni' by Jerome Lawrence ; produced for KCET-TV, Los Angeles.
Imprint
Los Angeles, c1977.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Music by Billy Goldenberg ; costume design by Noel Taylor ; art director, Roy Christopher ; lighting designed by Danny Franks ; videotape editors, Roy Stewart and Dan Mossbarger ; audio, Tom Ancell.
Cast
Michael Kidd (as Paul Muni), Hildy Brooks, Georgia Brown, Howard Duff (as Winfield Sheehan), Walter Matthau, Herschel Bernardi, Harold Gould (as Sol Wurtzel), Robert H. Harris, Monica Lewis, Jeff Lynas, Barry Robins, Kenneth Tigar, Jack Bernardi, Billy Goldenberg, Guy Raymond, Ezra Stone, Shirley Kirkes, et al.
Event
Originally broadcast on WNET/Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1978.
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Added Author
Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021, television producer.
Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021, television director.
Livingston, David (Television producer)
Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004, screenwriter.
Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004, lyricist.
Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994, screenwriter.
Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994, lyricist.
Goldenberg, Billy, composer.
Goldenberg, Billy, performer.
Taylor, Noel, 1913-2010, costume designer.
Christopher, Roy, art director.
Franks, Danny, lighting designer.
Stewart, Roy, editor of moving image work.
Mossbarger, Dan, editor of moving image work.
Ancell, Tom, audio.
Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007, performer.
Brooks, Hildy, performer.
Brown, Georgia, performer.
Duff, Howard, 1913-1990, performer.
Matthau, Walter, performer.
Bernardi, Herschel, performer.
Gould, Harold, 1923-2010, performer.
Harris, Robert H., 1911-1981, performer.
Lewis, Monica, performer.
Lynas, Jeff, performer.
Robins, Barry, 1945-1986, performer.
Tigar, Kenneth, performer.
Bernardi, Jack, performer.
Raymond, Guy, 1911-1997, performer.
Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994, performer.
Kirkes, Shirley, performer.
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Hollywood television theatre (Television program)
Research Call Number
NCOX 427
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