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Additional authors

1. Parsons, Estelle
2. Winer, Linda
3. Robins, Isobel
4. Slaughter, Harriet
5. Mayleas, Ruth
6. Corwin, Betty L
7. Isaacson, Robert
8. Malone, Audra D
9. CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer
10. League of Professional Theatre Women, producer
11. City University of New York
12. League of Professional Theatre Women, donor
13. CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (29 min.) : sd., col. SP; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Estelle Parsons speaks with Newsday critic Linda Winer. She discusses her long, accomplished and multi-faceted career as an actress, from being the first woman newscaster on the Today show, to her film career highlighted by her 1968 Oscar for Bonnie & Clyde, to her work acting and directing in the theatre, which she considers her home. Parsons bemoans the lack of "significant" work for actors, and insists on the importance of teaching the classics and dramatic literature. She argues forcefully that the theatre is the only venue for serious actors, and for the need for a vibrant classical theater, in which the most talented performers could be involved.

Series statement

1. Women in theatre

Alternative title

1. Dialogues with notable women in American theatre

Subject

1. Talk shows
2. Women theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
3. Interviews
4. Theater > New York (State) > New York
5. Theater > Production and direction
6. Actresses > Interviews
7. Women in the theater
8. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
9. Parsons, Estelle > Interviews
10. Television

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Talk shows.
3. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 2226

Note

1. Credits at end of videodisc.
2. Program is also available at www.cuny.tv.
3. On container: Season 4, episode 11.
4. "Discussion program spotlighting prominent women from the theatre, including performers, playwrights, producers and designers."

Performer (note)

1. Interviewer: Linda Winer.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. in 2005. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, June 16, 2006.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

1. Women in theatre. Estelle Parsons [videorecording] / produced by the League of Professional Theatre Women, Isobel Robins, Harriet Slaughter, co-presidents ; Ruth Mayleas, executive producer ; Betty L. Corwin, director of special projects, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive ; Bob Isaacson, executive in charge of production ; Audra D. Malone, director ; [produced for] CUNY-TV.

Imprint

1. New York : CUNY-TV, c2006.

Series

1. Women in theatre

Performer

1. Interviewer: Linda Winer.

Event

1. Videotaped in the CUNY-TV studios, New York, N.Y. in 2005. First aired on CUNY-TV, Channel 75, June 16, 2006.

Local note

1. Gift of The League of Professional Theatre Women and CUNY-TV.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Parsons, Estelle, interviewee.
2. Winer, Linda, interviewer.
3. Robins, Isobel, producer.
4. Slaughter, Harriet, producer.
5. Mayleas, Ruth, producer.
6. Corwin, Betty L, producer.
7. Isaacson, Robert, producer.
8. Malone, Audra D, director.
9. CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
10. League of Professional Theatre Women, producer.
11. City University of New York.
12. League of Professional Theatre Women, donor.
13. CUNY-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 2226