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Arthur Bell interviews Anne Meara and Harvey Fierstein

Title
Arthur Bell interviews Anne Meara and Harvey Fierstein, 1984-03-01.
Publication
Los Angeles, Calif. : Arthur Bell , 1984.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 52781Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 52782Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Meara, Anne
  • Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
  • Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving)
Found In
Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980.
Description
  • 2 streaming audio files (approximately 77 minutes) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
  • 2 audio discs (approximately 77 minutes) : digital, stereo ;
Summary
Two comedians, Anne Meara and Harvey Fierstein, talk about successful as well as unsuccessful times in their careers, and solutions such as playing in commercials, for their hard times. They recall their childhood holidays spent on Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y., their family backgrounds, and various Off-Broadway plays they starred in comic roles. As a playwright, Fierstein also talks about plays he wrote and in which he originated the lead role such as "Torch song trilogy", which was first presented Off-off-Broadway in 1981.
Alternative Title
Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Sound recordings.
Note
  • Interview by Arthur Bell, most probably conducted for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.
  • The interview with Anne Meara and Harvey Fierstein is on streaming audio file 1 (approximately 47 minutes) and streaming audio file 2 (from approximately 6:28 minutes to the end; the first approximate 6:28 minutes seems to be an unrelated interview). The interview is also contained on the service CDs.
  • Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
  • A track ID has been inserted every five minutes within this interview for reference purposes.
  • Tracks 1 and 7 on *LDC 52782, and track 10 on *LDC 52781 contain nothing.
With (note)
  • Part 1 of the interview on CD with: Arthur Bell interviews Robert Duvall (service copy in *LDC 52781, tracks 1-9); part 2 of the interview on CD (service copy in *LDC 52782, tracks 2-6).
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted.
  • Access onsite only at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.
Call Number
*LDC 52781, tracks 1-9; 52782, tracks 2-6
OCLC
858878588
Title
Arthur Bell interviews Anne Meara and Harvey Fierstein, 1984-03-01.
Production
Los Angeles, Calif. : Arthur Bell , 1984.
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
With:
Part 1 of the interview on CD with: Arthur Bell interviews Robert Duvall (service copy in *LDC 52781, tracks 1-9); part 2 of the interview on CD (service copy in *LDC 52782, tracks 2-6).
Event
Recorded 1984 March 1 [Los Angeles, Calif.]
Access
Access to original item restricted.
Restricted Access
Access onsite only at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.
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Added Author
Meara, Anne, interviewee.
Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- interviewee.
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving), interviewer.
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving), donor.
Added Title
Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews.
Found In:
Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980.
Research Call Number
*LDC 52781, tracks 1-9; 52782, tracks 2-6
*LTC 4518
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