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Interview with Harry Ruby, 1971-06-12

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

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Title
Interview with Harry Ruby, 1971-06-12
Additional title: They're playing our song
Names
Ruby, Harry (Interviewee)
Wilk, Max (Interviewer)
Collection

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

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-06-12
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 53175
Shelf locator: *LT-10 2181
Topics
Ruby, Harry
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 Los Angeles 1971 June 12.
Additional physical form: Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53175.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 70 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.
Description
Harry Ruby, a composer and screenwriter, speaks about his childhood, his background, the beginning of his songwriting, the circumstances that led to his partnership with Bert Kalmar( a lyricist who started as a successful vaudevillian); the movie "Check and double check" for which Kalmar and Ruby wrote the story; the "Book my mother never sang" (a book of 12 humorous songs); and many famous songwriters of his generation such as the Gershwin brothers and others. The interview is sprinkled with a few anecdotes from his life experiences including a story about a pet duck who drank martini, and a monkey named Brutus (both belonged to Kalmar who loved animals and had all sorts of them on his ranch) who acted in a movie.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 879645046
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202443
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 70348980-b3f7-0133-4f58-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Harry Ruby, 1971-06-12" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/722ecb10-b3f7-0133-f71f-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Harry Ruby, 1971-06-12" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/722ecb10-b3f7-0133-f71f-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1971). Interview with Harry Ruby, 1971-06-12 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/722ecb10-b3f7-0133-f71f-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Harry Ruby, 1971-06-12