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Interview with Sheldon Harnick, 1971-11-06

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Interviews for the book "They're playing our song"

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Title
Interview with Sheldon Harnick, 1971-11-06
Additional title: They're playing our song
Names
Harnick, Sheldon (Interviewee)
Wilk, Max (Interviewer)
Collection

Interviews for the book "They're playing our song"

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-11-06
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 53163
Shelf locator: *LT-10 2173
Topics
Harnick, Sheldon
Lyricists -- United States
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title supplied by cataloger from information on the original container.
Content: Original interview conducted by Max Wilk, playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books, for the book "They're playing our song" published in 1973.
Venue: Recorded in New York 1971 November 6.
Additional physical form: Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53163.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 82 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.
Description
Sheldon Harnick, a lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, speaks about the tradition in his family of writing poetry; writing nonsense poetry and comedy songs at an early age; writing satirical poetry and composing songs in the army during WWII; the story about writing the words for "The man with the sign" to the tune of "The stars and stripes forever" by John Philip Sousa; playing violin in a band and extreme nervousness at performing in public that led to switching to songwriting and coming to New York; lack of good plays and books for musicals and the state of the theater in 1972; and about his most successful works: Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 879646226
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202479
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 20d7fe70-b3f8-0133-93a8-3c07547a230f
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1971: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Sheldon Harnick, 1971-11-06" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22b62b50-b3f8-0133-b13d-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Sheldon Harnick, 1971-11-06" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22b62b50-b3f8-0133-b13d-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1971). Interview with Sheldon Harnick, 1971-11-06 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22b62b50-b3f8-0133-b13d-3c07547a230f

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Interview with Sheldon Harnick, 1971-11-06