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Interview with Benny Rubin about Bobby Clark

Title
  1. Interview with Benny Rubin about Bobby Clark, 1961-08-23.
Published by
  1. 1961.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Rubin, Benny
  2. Lipton, Bill, 1926-
Found in
  1. Collection of audio interviews about Bobby Clark.
Description
  1. 2 streaming audio files (approximately 54 min.) : digital, mono.
Summary
  1. Two unrelated recordings: the 1st (37 min.) is about Bobby Clark and the 2nd (17 min.) contains several takes of the Tide detergent commercials. Benny Rubin, a popular comedian well acquainted with Bobby Clark, recounts Clark's career from his early days as an acrobatic dancer in burlesque to success in comedy. His narrative includes a detailed description of the nature of tab show and burlesque, stories of his own experiences, and characteristics of a few notable fellow comedians (Fred Allen, Jack Benny, George Burns, Red Skelton) in life and on stage.
Alternative title
  1. Collection of audio interviews about Bobby Clark.
Subject
  1. Rubin, Benny
  2. Sound recordings
  3. Interviews
  4. Radio commercials
  5. Detergents
  6. Comedians > United States > Interviews
  7. Comedians > United States > Biography
  8. Actors > United States > Biography
  9. Burlesque (Theater) > History > Anecdotes
  10. Performing arts > History > Anecdotes
  11. Rubin, Benny > Interviews
  12. Clark, Bobby, 1888-1960
Genre/Form
  1. Interviews.
  2. Radio commercials.
  3. Sound recordings.
Call number
  1. *LT-7-A 2856
Note
  1. Title from collection record; date from the original container.
  2. Streaming files transferred from original audio reels.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Source (note)
  1. Bill Lipton
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of: Collection of audio interviews about Bobby Clark, *L(Special) 93-36
Title
  1. Interview with Benny Rubin about Bobby Clark, 1961-08-23.
Production
  1. 1961.
Country of producing entity
  1. United States.
Type of content
  1. spoken word
Type of medium
  1. audio
  2. computer
Type of carrier
  1. audiotape reel
  2. online resource
Access
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer
  1. Bill Lipton, interviewer ; Benny Rubin, interviewee.
Event
  1. Recorded in Hollywood, California 1961 August 23.
Original version
  1. Archival original format: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips., two track mono ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2856.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of: Collection of audio interviews about Bobby Clark, *L(Special) 93-36
Source
  1. Gift; Bill Lipton, 1984.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Rubin, Benny, interviewee.
  2. Lipton, Bill, 1926- interviewer.
  3. Lipton, Bill, 1926- donor.
Added title
  1. Collection of audio interviews about Bobby Clark.
Found in:
  1. Collection of audio interviews about Bobby Clark.
Research call number
  1. *LT-7-A 2856
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