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Interview with Ginger Rogers, 1974

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Interview with Ginger Rogers

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Title
Interview with Ginger Rogers, 1974
Names
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (Interviewee)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974-01-23
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-1200
Topics
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: January 23, 1974 New York (N.Y.)
Funding: The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 29 min.) : full-track, 3.75 ips; 7 in.
Sound quality is good.
Description
Interview with Ginger Rogers by an unidentified male interviewer, in New York, on January 23, 1974. The recording may be of a program that was made for radio broadcast. Streaming audio file (approximately 29 minutes). [Begins with music and voice of unidentified male introducing Ginger Rogers]; Rogers speaks about the fact that her shoes were often uncomfortable; the joy she felt when dancing; dance music she especially liked; reminiscences about her childhood and her mother including the fact that her mother was one of the very first female members of the U.S. Marine Corps; the origins of her professional career; her first roles on Broadway, including the musical comedy Top speed and the lead part in the musical comedy Girl crazy; her first film role, in Young man of Manhattan; working in films in California; an anecdote about Darryl Zanuck; the film Flying down to Rio; her reasons for requesting roles that were not comic including her confidence in her dramatic acting ability; her feelings about winning an Oscar (Academy award) for her performance in the film Kitty Foyle; her love of challenges [music].
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 51575184
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15561297
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07dc04e0-4c82-0136-57bb-05fc2fc4b872
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Creator Born
  • 1974: Created
  • 1995: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ginger Rogers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74001790-3ba4-0134-1841-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ginger Rogers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74001790-3ba4-0134-1841-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Interview with Ginger Rogers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74001790-3ba4-0134-1841-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Ginger Rogers