Lewis Archibald interviews Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy

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Title
Lewis Archibald interviews Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy
Names
Archibald, Lewis (Interviewer)
Cronyn, Hume (Interviewee)
Tandy, Jessica (Interviewee)
Collection

Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC 5469-5470
Topics
Cronyn, Hume
Tandy, Jessica
Actors -- Canada
Actors -- United States
Actresses -- Great Britain
Actresses -- United States
Motion picture actors and actresses
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Content: Interview by Lewis Archibald, most probably conducted for the magazine "Downtown".
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
Venue: Recorded [1988] New York, N.Y.
Additional physical form: Archival original (2 audiocassettes ; analog, mono) available in *LTC 5469--5470.
Acquisition: Gift; Lewis Archibald; 1996 NN-RHA.
Citation/reference: Forms part of Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews, *L (Special) 96-05.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (approximately 96 minutes) ; analog, mono
Description
Lewis Archibald, a journalist who wrote for the magazine "Downtown," interviews two prominent actors, Hume Cronyn and his wife, Jessica Tandy. They discuss their long-term careers on stage and films in Europe, USA and Canada, and the roles they played in various productions, such as Hume Cronyn as Sosigenes in Cleopatra (1963). They also talk about their work together including the new science fiction film Cocoon: the return (1988), that was the sequel to the 1985 film Cocoon, and was recently released, and in which they starred, Hume Cronyn as Joe Finley, and Jessica Tandy as Alma Finley. They speak about the art of acting, and recall various producers and directors such as Ron Howard and Alfred Hitchcock with whom they worked.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16561159
MSS Unit ID: 20521
RLIN/OCLC: 886391605
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20258489
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1759b90-b72d-0133-c2e8-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Lewis Archibald interviews Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15c4a170-b72e-0133-1726-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Lewis Archibald interviews Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15c4a170-b72e-0133-1726-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). Lewis Archibald interviews Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/15c4a170-b72e-0133-1726-3c07547a230f

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Lewis Archibald interviews Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy