Research Catalog

Details

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 49 min.) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. A multicultured actor, theater and film director of Puerto Rican origin, Ferrer stresses the importance of creators (writers, composers) over performers and explains the role of performers as deliverers. He speaks about his approach to choosing parts; working on a role; actors who influence him; Stanislavsky's Method, his ways of rehearsing; connecting real and imaginative situations to create emotions on the stage; necessity and definition of techniques; joy of rehearsing; various fellow actors; voice coaching, and more.

Alternative title

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

Subject

1. Interviews (Sound recordings)
2. Ferrer, José, 1912-1992 > Interviews
3. Actors > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 52732

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 52731.

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. Ferrer, José, 1912-1992, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with José Ferrer [edited version].

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Performer

1. José Ferrer, interviewee ; Lewis Funke, John Booth, interviewers.

Event

1. Recorded at at Ferrer's apartment in The Dakota on Central Park West, NYC 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 5726.
2. Service CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive originals.

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 52732
2. *LT-7 5726