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The time of your life

Title
The time of your life [videorecording] / Produced by Lindsay Law ; produced on stage by The Acting Company, John Houseman and Gerald Freedman, artistic directors, Margot Harley, producing director ; associate producer, Phylis Geller ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; [written] by William Saroyan ; directed for the stage by Jack O'Brien ; directed for television by Kirk Browning ; produced for PBS-TV.
Publication
New York: Broadway Theatre Archive, c2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Law, Lindsay
  • Houseman, John, 1902-1988
  • Freedman, Gerald
  • Harley, Margot
  • Geller, Phylis
  • Venza, Jac
  • Saroyan, William, 1908-1981.
  • Saroyan, William, 1908-1981
  • O'Brien, Jack, 1939-
  • Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008
  • Schmidt, Douglas W
  • Potts, Nancy
  • Franks, Danny
  • Shoskes, Mike
  • Keenan, George
  • Holbrook, Hal
  • Hendrickson, Benjamin
  • LuPone, Patti
  • Gutierrez, Gerald
  • Kline, Kevin
  • Ooms, Richard
  • Surovy, Nicolas, 1944-
  • Tsoutsouvas, Sam
  • Hausman, Elaine, 1949-
  • Tolaydo, Michael
  • Snow, Norman
  • Bacigalupi, Robert, 1949-
  • Baldwin, Brooks
  • Bell, Glynis, 1947-
  • Harper, James
  • Rosato, Mary Lou
  • Stevens, Roy K.
  • Schramm, David
  • Dickason, Cynthia
  • Matthews, Anderson
  • Halperin, Sandra
  • Negro, Mary-Joan
  • Dvorsky, Peter (Actor)
  • Acting Company (Theatrical group), producer.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (120 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Television adaptation of William Saroyan's stage drama, first produced on Broadway in 1939.
Series Statement
  • Theater in America
  • Broadway Theatre Archive
Uniform Title
Theater in America (Television program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Television.
Note
  • Originally broadcast as an episode of the Theater in America television series.
  • The Acting Company's Broadway production of this play, directed by Jack O'Brien and featuring the actors seen in this television adaptation, opened at the Harkness Theatre on Oct. 28, 1975.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Set designer, Douglas W. Schmidt ; costume designer, Nancy Potts ; lighting designer, Danny Franks ; audio, Mike Shoskes ; edited by George Keenan.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Hal Holbrook.
  • Prologue narration: William Saroyan.
  • Benjamin Hendrickson, Patti LuPone, Gerald Gutierrez, Kevin Kline, Richard Ooms, Nicholas Surovy, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Elaine Hausman, Michael Tolaydo, Norman Snow, Robert Bacigalupi, Brooks Baldwin, Glynis Bell, James Harper, Mary Lou Rosato, Roy K. Stevens, David Schramm, Cynthia Dickason, Anderson Matthews, Sandra Halperin, Mary-Joan Negro, Peter Dvorsky.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on Theater in America, WNET/13, New York, N.Y., March 10, 1976.
Call Number
NCOX 252
OCLC
929472111
Title
The time of your life [videorecording] / Produced by Lindsay Law ; produced on stage by The Acting Company, John Houseman and Gerald Freedman, artistic directors, Margot Harley, producing director ; associate producer, Phylis Geller ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; [written] by William Saroyan ; directed for the stage by Jack O'Brien ; directed for television by Kirk Browning ; produced for PBS-TV.
Imprint
New York: Broadway Theatre Archive, c2001.
Series
Theater in America
Broadway Theatre Archive
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Set designer, Douglas W. Schmidt ; costume designer, Nancy Potts ; lighting designer, Danny Franks ; audio, Mike Shoskes ; edited by George Keenan.
Cast
Host: Hal Holbrook.
Prologue narration: William Saroyan.
Benjamin Hendrickson, Patti LuPone, Gerald Gutierrez, Kevin Kline, Richard Ooms, Nicholas Surovy, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Elaine Hausman, Michael Tolaydo, Norman Snow, Robert Bacigalupi, Brooks Baldwin, Glynis Bell, James Harper, Mary Lou Rosato, Roy K. Stevens, David Schramm, Cynthia Dickason, Anderson Matthews, Sandra Halperin, Mary-Joan Negro, Peter Dvorsky.
Event
Originally broadcast on Theater in America, WNET/13, New York, N.Y., March 10, 1976.
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Added Author
Law, Lindsay, producer.
Houseman, John, 1902-1988, producer.
Freedman, Gerald, producer.
Harley, Margot, producer.
Geller, Phylis, producer.
Venza, Jac, producer.
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. Time of your life.
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981, narrator.
O'Brien, Jack, 1939- director.
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008, television director.
Schmidt, Douglas W, set designer.
Potts, Nancy, costume designer.
Franks, Danny, lighting designer.
Shoskes, Mike, sound.
Keenan, George, editor of moving image work.
Holbrook, Hal, host.
Hendrickson, Benjamin, actor.
LuPone, Patti, actor.
Gutierrez, Gerald, actor.
Kline, Kevin, actor.
Ooms, Richard, actor.
Surovy, Nicolas, 1944- actor.
Tsoutsouvas, Sam, actor.
Hausman, Elaine, 1949- actor.
Tolaydo, Michael, actor.
Snow, Norman, actor.
Bacigalupi, Robert, 1949- actor.
Baldwin, Brooks, actor.
Bell, Glynis, 1947- actor.
Harper, James, actor.
Rosato, Mary Lou, actor.
Stevens, Roy K., actor.
Schramm, David, actor.
Dickason, Cynthia, actor.
Matthews, Anderson, actor.
Halperin, Sandra, actor.
Negro, Mary-Joan, actor.
Dvorsky, Peter (Actor)
Acting Company (Theatrical group), producer.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Added Title
Theater in America (Television program)
Research Call Number
NCOX 252
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