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Title
Interview with Billie Allen
Additional title: Billie Allen in conversation with Phylicia Rashad
Names
Allen, Billie (Interviewee)
Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- (Interviewer)
Hunt, Pamela (Speaker)
Kern, Maxene (Speaker)
Corwin, Betty L (Speaker)
League of Professional Theatre Women (Presenter)
Character Generators/Video (Production company)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division., Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (Producer)
Collection

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2014
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 403
Topics
Allen, Billie
African American actresses
Women theatrical producers and directors
African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [Presented by] The League of Professional Theatre Women ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Performers: Introductory remarks: Pamela Hunt, Maxene Kern, and Betty Corwin.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 22, 2014.
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (62 min.): sound, color
Description
Veteran actress and director Billie Allen discusses her early years with interviewer Phylicia Rashad. Topics include Allen's education and influences, how she came to theater as a dancer, her transition to acting, and her early experiences on stage and television.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 907409251
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20601274
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22732692
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1908f110-fa9b-0138-b23f-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 2014: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Billie Allen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2014. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4e8645c4-cbc3-4086-a021-23ba54f4a062

Chicago/Turabian Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Billie Allen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4e8645c4-cbc3-4086-a021-23ba54f4a062

APA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2014). Interview with Billie Allen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4e8645c4-cbc3-4086-a021-23ba54f4a062

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Interview with Billie Allen