Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Funke, Lewis, 1912-1992
2. 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. Poitier speaks about: people who contributed to his success; professional training; Stanislavsky's method; his way of preparing for a role (as an example he analyzes his part in the movie "A raisin in the sun"); the difference between gifted musicians and actors and those who can hypnotize with their gift of soul; his approach to choosing a part; influence of art; his opinion of a "negro actor" in the future and his advice to beginners; his idea of an actor's progress; the reason for losing interest in playing in works by Shakespeare and his admiration for them; and his confinement to Hollywood in opposition to the stage.

Alternative title

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

Subject

1. Interviews (Sound recordings)
2. Poitier, Sidney > Interviews
3. Actors > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 52729

Note

1. Title supplied by cataloger.
2. An unedited version of the same 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 52726.

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.

Author

1. Poitier, Sidney, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Sidney Poitier [edited version].

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Performer

1. Sidney Poitier, interviewee ; Lewis Funke, John Booth, interviewers.

Event

1. Recorded at the home of L. Funke, Mount Vernon 1960.

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., 1 track mono ; 7 in.) in *LT-7 5725.
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. Funke, Lewis, 1912-1992, interviewer.
2. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger), interviewer.
3. 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 52729
2. *LT-7 5725