Clarke Taylor interview collection

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Creator

Taylor, Clarke.

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 177 sound cassettes : analog.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Users never directly handle sound recordings. Listening selections are transmitted through a playback system.

Scope/Contents Notes

This collection contains taped interviews of celebrities by Clark Taylor. Many interviews were conducted in cafes and restaurants, and the background noise is sometimes quite loud. Clark Taylor often started taping in the middle of the conversation, so that the interviews appear to have the beginning cut off.

The interviewees include many stage, film, and television personalities such as Jeff Bridges, Carol Burnett, Ellen Burstyn, Truman Capote, Sir John Geilgud, Sophia Loren, Susan Sarandon, Martin Scorsese and many others.

Biographical/Historical Note

Clark Taylor was a freelance writer for performing arts periodicals including the Village Voice in the 1970's and 1980's.

Controlled Access Terms

• Interviews.
• Celebrities -- Interviews.
• Actors -- Interviews.

Additional Creator Names

• Bridges, Jeff, 1949-
• Burnett, Carol.
• Burstyn, Ellen, 1932-
• Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.
• Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
• Loren, Sophia, 1934-
• Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
• Scorsese, Martin.