Interview with Jule Styne, 1971-07-07

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Title
Interview with Jule Styne, 1971-07-07
Additional title: They're playing our song
Names
Styne, Jule, 1905-1994 (Interviewee)
Wilk, Max (Interviewer)
Collection

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

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-07-07
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 52813
Shelf locator: *LT-10 2184
Topics
Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
Composers -- 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 City 1971 July 7.
Additional physical form: Also available on CD (2 audio discs : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 52813.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 98 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.
Description
Jule Styne, a songwriter famous for many songs and Broadway musicals, speaks about his work for Darryl Zanuck, studio executive at Fox; the process of learning to write songs while continuing to work in Hollywood; his collaboration with Frank Loesser that led to recognition; his initial reluctance to collaborate with Sammy Cahn, a lyricist and songwriter, and their further successful partnership; his profound dislike for Hollywood work ethics and coming back to New York; his production of the revival of the musical "Pal Joey" with libretto by John O'Hara, based on his book with the same title, and songs by the composer Richard Rodgers and the lyricist Lorenz Hart during the McCarthy witch-hunt; his production of the musical Mr. Wonderful with Sammy Davis, Jr. ; his return to Hollywood and the composition of the famous song "Three coins in the fountain" with Cahn (their last collaboration); his other hit shows such as Gypsy, Funny Girl, and Bells are ringing; choreographer Jerome Robbins with whom he did six shows; his famous associates and partners; and much more.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 879644721
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202434
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 11f0c900-b3f7-0133-59d4-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1905: Creator Born
  • 1971: Created
  • 1994: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Jule Styne, 1971-07-07" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/145b6660-b3f7-0133-c204-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Jule Styne, 1971-07-07" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/145b6660-b3f7-0133-c204-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1971). Interview with Jule Styne, 1971-07-07 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/145b6660-b3f7-0133-c204-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Jule Styne, 1971-07-07