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Who killed the Federal Theatre?

Title
Who killed the Federal Theatre? [videorecording] / A production of the Educational Film Center and Bonnie Nelson Schwartz ; Ira H. Klugerman and Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, executive producers ; story editor, Ruth Pollak ; produced for WNET-TV, Channel 13, New York, N.Y.
Publication
New York: Thirteen WNET, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Schwartz, Bonnie Nelson
  • Klugerman, Ira H.
  • Pollak, Ruth.
  • Karns, Fred
  • Hirsch, Judd
  • Simione, Tony
  • Cassatt, Bette
  • Peretti, Gavin
  • McClarin, Curtis
  • Rabke, Kelli
  • Corey, Jeff, 1914-2002
  • De Hart, Jane Sherron
  • Houseman, John, 1902-1988
  • Bentley, Joanne, 1928-
  • Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021
  • Bruskin, Perry
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
  • Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008
  • Brown, Lorraine, 1929-2010
  • King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
  • LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002
  • Moss, Carlton
  • Davis, Clinton Turner, 1950-
  • Losey, Joseph
  • Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008
  • Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986
  • Geer, Will
  • Diamant, Lincoln
  • Randolph, John, 1915-2004
  • Dunham, Katherine
  • Eyre, Richard, 1943-
  • Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969.
  • Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
  • Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
  • Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
  • Dies, Martin, 1900-1972.
  • Educational Film Center (Annandale, Va.), producer.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Educational Film Center, donor.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Documentary on the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program created to fund theater artists, variety performers, and other entertainment professionals. The project lasted from 1935 to 1939, and helped launch the careers of a number of playwrights, directors, and actors who would become prominent in the worlds of theater and motion pictures, including Arthur Miller, Orson Welles, John Houseman, and Elia Kazan. Includes archival footage of productions, specially staged recreations of Federal Theatre plays, historic photos, and excerpts from interviews with participants, historians, and commentators.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Television.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Special features on this disc include photos and posters depicting the history of the Federal Theatre Project, as well as additional excerpts from interviews conducted for the documentary, edited into segments entitled Art and Politics (12:43) and Innovations (7:30).
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Music composed by Fred Karns.
Performer (note)
  • Host and narrator, Judd Hirsch.
  • Actors in re-enactments of Federal Theatre plays include Tony Simione, Bette Cassatt, Gavin Peretti, Curtis McClarin, and Kelli Rabke.
  • Interviews: Jeff Corey, Jane De Hart, John Houseman, JoAnne Bentley, Norman Lloyd, Perry Bruskin, Arthur Miller, Jules Dassin, Lorraine Brown, Woodie King, Rosetta LeNoire, Carlton Moss, Clinton Turner Davis, Joseph Losey, Studs Terkel, Howard Da Silva, Will Geer, Lincoln Diamant, John Randolph, Katherine Dunham, Richard Eyre, et al.
  • Archival footage: Hallie Flanagan, Harry Hopkins, Elmer Rice, Orson Welles, Martin Dies.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on WNET/Channel 13, New York, N.Y., October 2003.
Call Number
NCOX 2035
OCLC
978252815
Title
Who killed the Federal Theatre? [videorecording] / A production of the Educational Film Center and Bonnie Nelson Schwartz ; Ira H. Klugerman and Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, executive producers ; story editor, Ruth Pollak ; produced for WNET-TV, Channel 13, New York, N.Y.
Imprint
New York: Thirteen WNET, c2002.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Music composed by Fred Karns.
Cast
Host and narrator, Judd Hirsch.
Actors in re-enactments of Federal Theatre plays include Tony Simione, Bette Cassatt, Gavin Peretti, Curtis McClarin, and Kelli Rabke.
Interviews: Jeff Corey, Jane De Hart, John Houseman, JoAnne Bentley, Norman Lloyd, Perry Bruskin, Arthur Miller, Jules Dassin, Lorraine Brown, Woodie King, Rosetta LeNoire, Carlton Moss, Clinton Turner Davis, Joseph Losey, Studs Terkel, Howard Da Silva, Will Geer, Lincoln Diamant, John Randolph, Katherine Dunham, Richard Eyre, et al.
Archival footage: Hallie Flanagan, Harry Hopkins, Elmer Rice, Orson Welles, Martin Dies.
Event
Originally broadcast on WNET/Channel 13, New York, N.Y., October 2003.
Local Note
Gift of the Educational Film Center.
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Added Author
Schwartz, Bonnie Nelson, producer.
Klugerman, Ira H., producer.
Pollak, Ruth.
Karns, Fred, composer.
Hirsch, Judd, host.
Hirsch, Judd, narrator.
Simione, Tony, actor.
Cassatt, Bette, actor.
Peretti, Gavin, actor.
McClarin, Curtis, actor.
Rabke, Kelli, performer.
Corey, Jeff, 1914-2002, interviewee.
De Hart, Jane Sherron, interviewee.
Houseman, John, 1902-1988, interviewee.
Bentley, Joanne, 1928- interviewee.
Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021, interviewee.
Bruskin, Perry, interviewee.
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005, interviewee.
Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008, interviewee.
Brown, Lorraine, 1929-2010, interviewee.
King, Woodie, Jr., 1937- interviewee.
LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002, interviewee.
Moss, Carlton, interviewee.
Davis, Clinton Turner, 1950- interviewee.
Losey, Joseph, interviewee.
Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008, interviewee.
Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986, interviewee.
Geer, Will, interviewee.
Diamant, Lincoln, interviewee.
Randolph, John, 1915-2004, interviewee.
Dunham, Katherine, interviewee.
Eyre, Richard, 1943- interviewee.
Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969.
Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
Dies, Martin, 1900-1972.
Educational Film Center (Annandale, Va.), producer.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Educational Film Center, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2035
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