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Additional authors

1. Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021
2. Livingston, David (Television producer)
3. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004
4. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994
5. Goldenberg, Billy
6. Taylor, Noel, 1913-2010
7. Christopher, Roy
8. Franks, Danny
9. Stewart, Roy
10. Mossbarger, Dan
11. Ancell, Tom
12. Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007
13. Brooks, Hildy
14. Brown, Georgia
15. Duff, Howard, 1913-1990
16. Matthau, Walter
17. Bernardi, Herschel
18. Gould, Harold, 1923-2010
19. Harris, Robert H., 1911-1981
20. Lewis, Monica
21. Lynas, Jeff
22. Robins, Barry, 1945-1986
23. Tigar, Kenneth
24. Bernardi, Jack
25. Raymond, Guy, 1911-1997
26. Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994
27. Kirkes, Shirley
28. KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
29. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (105 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Musical drama based on the life of actor Paul Muni, whose parents performed in Yiddish theater in Europe and then in America, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Uniform title

1. Hollywood television theatre (Television program)

Subject

1. Theater > Drama
2. Theater, Yiddish > Europe > Drama
3. Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 > Drama
4. Muni, Paul, 1895-1967 > Drama
5. Theater, Yiddish > Drama
6. Jewish families > Drama
7. Wurtzel, Sol M., 1890-1958 > Drama
8. Actors > Drama
9. Musicals
10. Television
11. Jewish actors > Drama
12. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004 > Television adaptations
13. Muni, Paul, 1895-1967 > Family > Drama
14. Actresses > Drama
15. Motion picture actors and actresses > Drama
16. Theater, Yiddish > United States > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.
2. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 427

Note

1. Originally broadcast as an episode of the Hollywood Television Theatre series.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Music by Billy Goldenberg ; costume design by Noel Taylor ; art director, Roy Christopher ; lighting designed by Danny Franks ; videotape editors, Roy Stewart and Dan Mossbarger ; audio, Tom Ancell.

Performer (note)

1. Michael Kidd (as Paul Muni), Hildy Brooks, Georgia Brown, Howard Duff (as Winfield Sheehan), Walter Matthau, Herschel Bernardi, Harold Gould (as Sol Wurtzel), Robert H. Harris, Monica Lewis, Jeff Lynas, Barry Robins, Kenneth Tigar, Jack Bernardi, Billy Goldenberg, Guy Raymond, Ezra Stone, Shirley Kirkes, et al.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast on WNET/Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1978.

Title

1. Actor [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Norman Lloyd ; associate producer, David Livingston ; teleplay and lyrics by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee ; based on the book 'Actor: the life and times of Paul Muni' by Jerome Lawrence ; produced for KCET-TV, Los Angeles.

Imprint

1. Los Angeles, c1977.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Music by Billy Goldenberg ; costume design by Noel Taylor ; art director, Roy Christopher ; lighting designed by Danny Franks ; videotape editors, Roy Stewart and Dan Mossbarger ; audio, Tom Ancell.

Cast

1. Michael Kidd (as Paul Muni), Hildy Brooks, Georgia Brown, Howard Duff (as Winfield Sheehan), Walter Matthau, Herschel Bernardi, Harold Gould (as Sol Wurtzel), Robert H. Harris, Monica Lewis, Jeff Lynas, Barry Robins, Kenneth Tigar, Jack Bernardi, Billy Goldenberg, Guy Raymond, Ezra Stone, Shirley Kirkes, et al.

Event

1. Originally broadcast on WNET/Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Feb. 21, 1978.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021, television producer.
2. Lloyd, Norman, 1914-2021, television director.
3. Livingston, David (Television producer)
4. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004, screenwriter.
5. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004, lyricist.
6. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994, screenwriter.
7. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994, lyricist.
8. Goldenberg, Billy, composer.
9. Goldenberg, Billy, performer.
10. Taylor, Noel, 1913-2010, costume designer.
11. Christopher, Roy, art director.
12. Franks, Danny, lighting designer.
13. Stewart, Roy, editor of moving image work.
14. Mossbarger, Dan, editor of moving image work.
15. Ancell, Tom, audio.
16. Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007, performer.
17. Brooks, Hildy, performer.
18. Brown, Georgia, performer.
19. Duff, Howard, 1913-1990, performer.
20. Matthau, Walter, performer.
21. Bernardi, Herschel, performer.
22. Gould, Harold, 1923-2010, performer.
23. Harris, Robert H., 1911-1981, performer.
24. Lewis, Monica, performer.
25. Lynas, Jeff, performer.
26. Robins, Barry, 1945-1986, performer.
27. Tigar, Kenneth, performer.
28. Bernardi, Jack, performer.
29. Raymond, Guy, 1911-1997, performer.
30. Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994, performer.
31. Kirkes, Shirley, performer.
32. KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
33. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Hollywood television theatre (Television program)

Research call number

1. NCOX 427