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Additional authors

1. Dryfoos, Susan W
2. Dryfoos, Susan W.
3. Corrao, Angelo
4. Blofson, Richard
5. Grunther, Jeffrey
6. Russell, Sam
7. Nielsen, Scott
8. Tipton, John
9. Andres, John
10. Hirschfeld, Al
11. Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014
12. Channing, Carol
13. Collins, Joan, 1933-
14. Feiffer, Jules
15. Goulet, Robert, 1933-2007
16. Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003
17. Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022
18. Loggia, Robert
19. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
20. Coleman, Cy
21. Rome, Florence
22. Kanfer, Stefan
23. Hamburger, Philip
24. Riva, Maria
25. Haas, Dolly, 1910-1994
26. Selznick, Daniel Mayer
27. Laurence, Paula
28. Gopnick, Adam
29. Gelb, Arthur, 1924-2014
30. Papp, Joseph
31. Hirschfeld, Nina
32. Rotter, Clara
33. Feiden, Margo
34. Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007
35. Robards, Jason
36. Dewhurst, Colleen
37. Nodine, Calvin F
38. Goldberg, Eric
39. Hirschfeld, Louise Kerz, 1936-
40. Castle Hill Productions
41. New York Times History Productions, producer
42. Cabin Fever Entertainment, Inc

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (87 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on the life and career of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld (b. 1903), who specializes in prominent personalities from the entertainment world. Features interviews with a number of Hirschfeld's subjects, friends, associates, and relatives, archival footage from plays and films he has covered, and family home movie footage.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Cabin Fever Entertainment.

Subject

1. Cartoonists > United States
2. Hirschfeld, Al
3. Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022 > Interviews
4. Dewhurst, Colleen > Interviews
5. Cartoonists > United States > Interviews
6. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014 > Interviews
7. Hirschfeld, Louise Kerz, 1936- > Interviews
8. Rome, Florence > Interviews
9. Theater > New York (State) > New York
10. Motion pictures > United States > 1991-2000
11. Loggia, Robert > Interviews
12. Hirschfeld, Al > Friends and associates
13. Haas, Dolly, 1910-1994 > Interviews
14. Collins, Joan, 1933- > Interviews
15. Documentaries and factual works
16. Gopnik, Adam > Interviews
17. Channing, Carol > Interviews
18. Feiden, Margo > Interviews
19. Robards, Jason > Interviews
20. Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 > Interviews
21. Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007 > Interviews
22. Goldberg, Eric > Interviews
23. Nodine, Calvin F > Interviews
24. Coleman, Cy > Interviews
25. Feiffer, Jules > Interviews
26. Hirschfeld, Al > Interviews
27. Gelb, Arthur, 1924-2014 > Interviews
28. Goulet, Robert, 1933-2007 > Interviews
29. Kanfer, Stefan > Interviews
30. Papp, Joseph > Interviews
31. Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 > Interviews
32. Rotter, Clara > Interviews
33. Hamburger, Philip > Interviews
34. Laurence, Paula > Interviews
35. Riva, Maria > Interviews
36. Selznick, Daniel Mayer > Interviews
37. Caricature > United States
38. Hirschfeld, Nina > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 1421

Note

1. Videocassette release of the 1996 motion picture.
2. Credits at end of tape.

Credits (note)

1. Associate producer and editor, Angelo Corrao ; cameras, Richard Blofson and Jeffrey Grunther ; sound, Sam Russell, Scott Nielsen, John Tipton, and John Andres.

Performer (note)

1. Interviews: Al Hirschfeld, Lauren Bacall, Carol Channing, Joan Collins, Jules Feiffer, Robert Goulet, Katharine Hepburn (voice only), Barbara Walters, Robert Loggia, Geoffrey Holder, Cy Coleman, Florence Rome (voice only), Stefan Kanfer, Philip Hamburger, Maria Riva, Dolly Haas, Daniel Mayer Selznick, Paula Laurence, Adam Gopnik, Arthur Gelb, Joseph Papp, Nina Hirschfeld, Clara Rotter, Margo Feiden, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Jason Robards, Colleen Dewhurst, Dr. Calvin F. Nodine (voice only), Eric Goldberg, Louise Kerz.

Title

1. The line king : the Al Hirschfeld story [videorecording] / Castle Hill Productions presents a New York Times History production ; produced, written and directed by Susan W. Dryfoos ; [video producer] Cabin Fever Entertainment, Inc.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Cabin Fever Entertainment, Inc., c1997.

Credits

1. Associate producer and editor, Angelo Corrao ; cameras, Richard Blofson and Jeffrey Grunther ; sound, Sam Russell, Scott Nielsen, John Tipton, and John Andres.

Performer

1. Interviews: Al Hirschfeld, Lauren Bacall, Carol Channing, Joan Collins, Jules Feiffer, Robert Goulet, Katharine Hepburn (voice only), Barbara Walters, Robert Loggia, Geoffrey Holder, Cy Coleman, Florence Rome (voice only), Stefan Kanfer, Philip Hamburger, Maria Riva, Dolly Haas, Daniel Mayer Selznick, Paula Laurence, Adam Gopnik, Arthur Gelb, Joseph Papp, Nina Hirschfeld, Clara Rotter, Margo Feiden, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Jason Robards, Colleen Dewhurst, Dr. Calvin F. Nodine (voice only), Eric Goldberg, Louise Kerz.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Dryfoos, Susan W, producer.
2. Dryfoos, Susan W, director.
3. Dryfoos, Susan W. Line king.
4. Corrao, Angelo, associate producer and editor.
5. Blofson, Richard, camera operator.
6. Grunther, Jeffrey, camera operator.
7. Russell, Sam, sound.
8. Nielsen, Scott, sound.
9. Tipton, John, sound.
10. Andres, John, sound.
11. Hirschfeld, Al, interviewee.
12. Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014, interviewee.
13. Channing, Carol, interviewee.
14. Collins, Joan, 1933- interviewee.
15. Feiffer, Jules, interviewee.
16. Goulet, Robert, 1933-2007, interviewee.
17. Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, interviewee.
18. Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022, interviewee.
19. Loggia, Robert, interviewee.
20. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, interviewee.
21. Coleman, Cy, interviewee.
22. Rome, Florence, interviewee.
23. Kanfer, Stefan, interviewee.
24. Hamburger, Philip, interviewee.
25. Riva, Maria, interviewee.
26. Haas, Dolly, 1910-1994, interviewee.
27. Selznick, Daniel Mayer, interviewee.
28. Laurence, Paula, interviewee.
29. Gopnick, Adam, interviewee.
30. Gelb, Arthur, 1924-2014, interviewee.
31. Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
32. Hirschfeld, Nina, interviewee.
33. Rotter, Clara, interviewee.
34. Feiden, Margo, interviewee.
35. Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007, interviewee.
36. Robards, Jason, interviewee.
37. Dewhurst, Colleen, interviewee.
38. Nodine, Calvin F, interviewee.
39. Goldberg, Eric, interviewee.
40. Hirschfeld, Louise Kerz, 1936- interviewee.
41. Castle Hill Productions.
42. New York Times History Productions, producer.
43. Cabin Fever Entertainment, Inc.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1421