Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lunt, Alfred
2. Fontanne, Lynn
3. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger)

Found in

1. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Description

1. 1 audio disc (approximately 50 min.) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. The interview takes places on two days. During the 1st (20 minutes) Lunt speaks about the team work with his wife, Fontanne and their way of working and learning; his high opinion of Stanislavsky's method, and answers other professional questions. The next day Fontanne joins her husband and together they praise "method acting." They talk about the talent of Marlon Brando, Eli Wallach, Maureen Stapleton, Ben Gazzara, etc. They dicuss the importance of breath control and voice; their approach to the selection of a script; the process of building a part; stage skills; comedy versus drama, and more. The sound is not always very clear, and at times the volume is uneven.

Alternative title

1. Actors talk about acting.
2. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Subject

1. Lunt, Alfred > Interviews
2. Fontanne, Lynn > Interviews
3. Actresses > Interviews
4. Actors > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 52604

Note

1. Title supplied by cataloger.
2. Original unedited interview conducted by Funke, New York Times editor, and Booth, educational associate and author of numerous articles on theater, for the book "Actors talk about acting" published in 1961, can be found in *LDC 52728.

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted.

Source (note)

1. John E Booth;

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting", *L(Special) 89-13.

Title

1. Interview with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne [edited version].

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Performer

1. Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, interviewees ; John Booth, interviewer.

Event

1. Recorded in NYC 1958 between August and November.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting", *L(Special) 89-13.

Local note

1. Archival original: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips., 2 track mono ; 7 in.) in *LT-7 5720.
2. Service CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive original.

Source

1. Gift; John E Booth; 1989.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Lunt, Alfred, interviewee.
2. Fontanne, Lynn, interviewee.
3. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger), interviewer.
4. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger), donor.

Added title

1. Actors talk about acting.
2. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Found in:

1. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Research call number

1. *LDC 52604
2. *LT-7 5720