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Amargosa

Title
Amargosa [videorecording] / Triple Play Pictures ; written and directed by Todd Robinson ; produced by Sidney Sherman and Kenneth A. Carlson ; choreography by Marta Becket.
Publication
Hollywood, Calif. : Triple Play Pictures, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Becket, Marta
  • Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
  • Willett, Thomas J.
  • McDonnell, Mary.
  • Robinson, Todd.
  • Professional Dancers Society.
  • Triple Play Pictures.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (102 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Documentary on Marta Becket, a dancer, mime and visual artist who settled in Death Valley Junction, Calif., where she renovated and transformed the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel. The program looks at her present-day interests and pursuits: performing, painting, her on- and offstage partnership with local resident Tom "Wilget" Willett, exploring supernatural presences in the hotel and town, working to protect wild burros in the desert. Recalling the past, she describes her rocky relationships with her parents, her career in New York, and her ill-fated marriage to Tom Williams. Towards the end of the program she is seen receiving an award from the Professional Dancers Society. Among the many dance excerpts are The mirror, the carpet and the lemon ; The good daughter ; Gossip ; The good time cabaret.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Marta Becket.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Feature films.
  • Video.
Note
  • Letterbox format.
  • Labeled "screening cassette."
  • Feature film (ca. 93 min.) followed by ca. 8 min. of textless material from the film.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producer, Traci Robinson ; director of photography, Curt Apduhan ; editor, Clarinda Wong ; music, Randy Miller ; original songs, Amy Cook.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Mary McDonnell.
  • Interviewees: Marta Becket, Ray Bradbury, Paul Lyday, Tom "Wilget" Willett, Judy Tubb, Lori Novak, Karen Gilligan, Ramon Caballero, Lothian Skelton, Doug Threloff, Diana Chontos, Dr. Arlena Pipkin, Tatjana Lee.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3286
OCLC
NYPY00-F1048
Title
Amargosa [videorecording] / Triple Play Pictures ; written and directed by Todd Robinson ; produced by Sidney Sherman and Kenneth A. Carlson ; choreography by Marta Becket.
Imprint
Hollywood, Calif. : Triple Play Pictures, c1999.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Executive producer, Traci Robinson ; director of photography, Curt Apduhan ; editor, Clarinda Wong ; music, Randy Miller ; original songs, Amy Cook.
Performer
Narrator: Mary McDonnell.
Interviewees: Marta Becket, Ray Bradbury, Paul Lyday, Tom "Wilget" Willett, Judy Tubb, Lori Novak, Karen Gilligan, Ramon Caballero, Lothian Skelton, Doug Threloff, Diana Chontos, Dr. Arlena Pipkin, Tatjana Lee.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-4806.
Local Subject
Dancers as artists.
Dancers -- Aging.
Added Author
Becket, Marta, choreographer, dancer. Interviewee
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Interviewee
Willett, Thomas J. Interviewee
McDonnell, Mary. Narrator
Robinson, Todd. Director. Author
Professional Dancers Society.
Triple Play Pictures.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3286
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