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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Alda, Alan, 1936-
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with stage, television and film actor, director and screenwriter Alan Alda. Alda speaks about his upbringing as the son of Broadway and film star, Robert Alda, whose earlier burlesque performances Alda watched as a child; contracting Polio at the age of 7, from which he recovered due to the efforts of his mother and a treatment method developed by Sister Elizabeth Kenny; attending Fordham University in New York, N.Y., and spending his junior year abroad, during which he acted in plays; enlisting in the Army; dating his soon-to-be wife Arlene Weiss; developing his acting skills as a member of the improvisational comedy troupe Second City; his work on the Broadway stage in such plays as Purlie Victorious and The owl and the pussycat; and his roles in such motion pictures as Paper lion and The glass house. Alda discusses his role as Hawkeye Pierce in popular, long-running television series M*A*S*H, elaborating on its production, his favorite episodes, his character, and the decision to end the series. Alda speaks also about his writing and directing of the motion picture The four seasons, and working with director Woody Allen on the motion picture Crimes and misdemeanors, in which Alda played a pompous television producer. The discussion is illustrated with clips from these two films, and from M*A*S*H. A brief question and answer session with Alda and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Interviews
2. M*A*S*H (Television program)
3. Alda, Alan, 1936- > Interviews
4. Talk shows
5. Crimes and misdemeanors (Motion pictures)
6. Alda, Alan, 1936- > Childhood and youth
7. Alda, Alan, 1936- > Friends and associates
8. Television > Production and direction
9. Motion pictures > Production and direction
10. Actors > Interviews
11. Four seasons (Motion picture)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1656

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 609.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Jan. 31, 2000. First broadcast on Aug. 6, 2000.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Alan Alda [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c2000.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Jan. 31, 2000. First broadcast on Aug. 6, 2000.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Alda, Alan, 1936- interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1656