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Additional authors

1. Archibald, Lewis

Found in

1. Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews.

Description

1. 5 streaming audio files (approximately 159 minutes) : digital, mono.

Summary

1. Parts 3-4, and part 1 (00-5:49 minutes). Lewis Archibald, a journalist who wrote for the magazine "Downtown," interviews English actor Tom Courtenay. Courtenay talks about his childhood, his family background, acting career since the mid-1960's, and the roles he played in various productions in Europe and the United States, such as Norman in the film adaptation of The dresser (1983), based on a screenplay by Harwood, directed by Peter Yates and produced by Yates with Ronald Harwood, that was recently released (and for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor). He also discusses his personal and professional relationships with various film directors and colleagues-actors, and explains the difference between acting styles he uses for various scenes in the films and on stage.

Alternative title

1. Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews.

Subject

1. Motion picture actors and actresses > Interviews
2. Actors > Great Britain > Interviews
3. Acting > Technique
4. Actors > United States > Interviews
5. Courtenay, Tom > Interviews
6. Interviews (Sound recordings)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LTC 6414

Note

1. Interview by Lewis Archibald, most probably conducted for the magazine "Downtown".
2. Only parts 3-4, and part 1 (first 5:49 minutes) contain an interview with Tom Courtenay; other parts contain excerpts from interviews with two other unidentified men.
3. Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.

Access (note)

1. Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio at NYPL Research Libraries only.

Additional formats (note)

1. Archival original (2 audiocassettes ; analog, mono) available in *LTC 6414.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews, *L (Special) 96-05.

Author

1. Courtenay, Tom, interviewee.

Title

1. Lewis Archibald interviews Tom Courtenay.

Production

1. [1983?].

Playing time

1. 003139 003138 003138 003144 003145

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. audiocassette
2. online resource

Event

1. Recorded [1983?] New York, N.Y.

Additional formats

1. Archival original (2 audiocassettes ; analog, mono) available in *LTC 6414.

Access

1. Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio at NYPL Research Libraries only.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews, *L (Special) 96-05.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Archibald, Lewis, interviewer.
2. Archibald, Lewis, donor.

Added title

1. Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews.

Found in:

1. Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews.

Research call number

1. *LTC 6414