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Additional authors

1. Tatge, Catherine
2. Brockway, Merrill
3. Lacy, Susan
4. Haxton, Brooks, 1950-
5. Bhargava, Girish
6. Pantzer, Jerry
7. Adams, John, 1947-
8. Langella, Frank
9. Waterston, Sam
10. Miles, Joanna, 1940-
11. Birney, Reed, 1954-
12. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
13. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
14. Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002
15. Windham, Donald
16. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
17. Bowden, Charles, 1913-1996
18. Laurence, Paula
19. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
20. Smith, William J
21. Parrott, John L
22. Steinbeck, Elaine A
23. Corsaro, Frank
24. Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023
25. Stapleton, Maureen
26. St. Just, Maria
27. International Cultural Programming, Inc., producer
28. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (100 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Summary

1. Documentary on the life and career of playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), featuring interviews with many of his friends and associates as well as theater critics and historians. Includes archival excerpts of scenes from Williams' plays. Sequences from The two-character play, featuring Sam Waterston and Joanna Miles, and Small craft warnings, with Reed Birney, were staged for this program.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of International Cultural Programming, Inc.

Series statement

1. American masters (Television program)

Uniform title

1. American masters (Television program)

Subject

1. Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 > Interviews
2. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Friends and associates
3. Theater > United States
4. Windham, Donald > Interviews
5. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 > Interviews
6. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Interviews
7. Bowden, Charles, 1913-1996 > Interviews
8. St. Just, Maria > Interviews
9. Parrott, John L > Interviews
10. Documentary television programs > United States
11. Dramatists, American > 20th century > Biography
12. Stapleton, Maureen > Interviews
13. Documentaries and factual works
14. Corsaro, Frank > Interviews
15. Steinbeck, Elaine A > Interviews
16. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Interviews
17. Laurence, Paula > Interviews
18. Brustein, Robert Sanford, 1927- > Interviews
19. Smith, William J > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 1097

Note

1. Credits at end of tape.
2. Performers (archival footage): Katharine Hepburn, Joanne Woodward, Burt Lancaster, Anna Magnani, Martin Sheen, Albert Dekker, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, Caroll Baker, Burl Ives, Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Natasha Richardson, Maggie Smith, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sue Lyon, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Cyril Delevanti.

Credits (note)

1. Edited by Girish Bhargava ; director of photography, Jerry Pantzer ; music supervisor, John Adams.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Frank Langella.
2. Interviews: Kim Hunter, Donald Windham, Gore Vidal, Charles Bowden, Paula Laurence, Edward Albee, William J. Smith, Jim Parrott, Elaine Steinbeck, Frank Corsaro, Robert Brustein, Maureen Stapleton, and Maria St. Just.
3. Interviews (archival footage): Tennessee Williams.
4. Performers: Joanna Miles, Sam Waterston, and Reed Birney.

Title

1. Tennessee Williams : Orpheus of the American stage [videorecording] / A co-production of International Cultural Programming and Thirteen/WNET in New York ; produced by Catherine Tatge and Merrill Brockway ; executive producers, Catherine Tatge and Susan Lacy ; written by Brooks Haxton ; directed by Merrill Brockway.

Imprint

1. New York, c1994.

Series

1. American masters (Television program)

Credits

1. Edited by Girish Bhargava ; director of photography, Jerry Pantzer ; music supervisor, John Adams.

Performer

1. Narrator: Frank Langella.
2. Interviews: Kim Hunter, Donald Windham, Gore Vidal, Charles Bowden, Paula Laurence, Edward Albee, William J. Smith, Jim Parrott, Elaine Steinbeck, Frank Corsaro, Robert Brustein, Maureen Stapleton, and Maria St. Just.
3. Interviews (archival footage): Tennessee Williams.
4. Performers: Joanna Miles, Sam Waterston, and Reed Birney.

Added author

1. Tatge, Catherine, producer.
2. Brockway, Merrill, television producer.
3. Brockway, Merrill, television director.
4. Lacy, Susan, producer.
5. Haxton, Brooks, 1950- Tennessee Williams.
6. Bhargava, Girish, editor of moving image work.
7. Pantzer, Jerry, director of photography.
8. Adams, John, 1947- music supervisor.
9. Langella, Frank, narrator.
10. Waterston, Sam, actor.
11. Miles, Joanna, 1940- actor.
12. Birney, Reed, 1954- actor.
13. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
14. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983, interviewee.
15. Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002, interviewee.
16. Windham, Donald, interviewee.
17. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012, interviewee.
18. Bowden, Charles, 1913-1996, interviewee.
19. Laurence, Paula, interviewee.
20. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, interviewee.
21. Smith, William J, interviewee.
22. Parrott, John L, interviewee.
23. Steinbeck, Elaine A, interviewee.
24. Corsaro, Frank, interviewee.
25. Brustein, Robert, 1927-2023, interviewee.
26. Stapleton, Maureen, interviewee.
27. St. Just, Maria, interviewee.
28. International Cultural Programming, Inc., producer.
29. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Added title

1. American masters (Television program)

Research call number

1. NCOX 1097