Research Catalog

Title

Spotlight! Russ Thacker [videorecording] / Produced by Rian Keating ; executive producer, Hillary Steinberg ; directed by Brian Elba ; [prod. company] Pierrot Productions.

Publication

New York, 1984.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Thacker, Russ
• Hill, Allen (Musician)
• Keating, Rian
• Steinberg, Hillary
• Elba, Brian
• Pierrot Productions.

Description

1 videodisc (DVD) (27 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Stage and cabaret performer Russ Thacker discusses his career with host Rian Keating. He describes how he got into show business, and his experiences in several shows that failed, including Home sweet Homer, starring Yul Brynner. He and his accompanist Alan Hill perform a number from their cabaret act. Thacker also talks about his bout with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and how it affected his career.

Series Statement

Spotlight! (Television program)

Alternative Title

Interview with Russ Thacker

Subjects

• Interviews
• Actors > Interviews
• Television
• Brynner, Yul > Friends and associates
• Thacker, Russ > Interviews
• Cancer > Patients > Interviews
• Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014 > Home sweet Homer
• Talk shows
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Interviews.
• Talk shows.
• Television.

Access (note)

• Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

• Host: Rian Keating.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at Metro Access, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1984. Originally aired on Channel C, Manhattan Cable Television.

Call Number

NCOX 277

OCLC

• 904354662
• 904354662

Title

Spotlight! Russ Thacker [videorecording] / Produced by Rian Keating ; executive producer, Hillary Steinberg ; directed by Brian Elba ; [prod. company] Pierrot Productions.

Imprint

New York, 1984.

Series

Spotlight! (Television program)

Access

Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

Host: Rian Keating.

Event

Videotaped at Metro Access, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1984. Originally aired on Channel C, Manhattan Cable Television.

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Added Author

Thacker, Russ, interviewee.

Thacker, Russ, performer.

Hill, Allen (Musician), performer.

Keating, Rian, interviewer.

Keating, Rian, producer.

Steinberg, Hillary, producer.

Elba, Brian, director.

Pierrot Productions.

Added Title

Interview with Russ Thacker

Research Call Number

NCOX 277