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Title
Interview with Lionel Larner
Additional title: Lionel Larner interview
Names
Parker/Hodges Productions (Production company)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (Producer)
Larner, Lionel (Interviewee)
Riedel, Michael (Theater critic) (Interviewer)
Collection

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 2024
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 442
Topics
Larner, Lionel
Preminger, Otto -- Friends and associates
O'Connor, Carroll -- Friends and associates
Williamson, Nicol -- Friends and associates
Jackson, Glenda -- Friends and associates
Johns, Glynis -- Friends and associates
Sondheim, Stephen. Little night music
Loudon, Dorothy -- Friends and associates
Strouse, Charles. Annie
Baxter, Anne -- Friends and associates
Rigg, Diana -- Friends and associates
Merman, Ethel -- Friends and associates
Saint Joan (Motion picture : 1957)
Talent scouts
Theatrical agents
Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Patrick Hoffman, director.
Content: Title from opening credits.
Performers: Interviewed by Michael Riedel.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., May 28, 2024.
Content: Closed captioning for this video was created using an automatic speech recognition system.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Veteran talent agent Lionel Larner discusses his life and work, and reminisces about several of his memorable clients, with interviewer Michael Riedel. Though he initially hoped to be an actor, Larner found his calling working behind the scenes, as a theatrical casting director. His big break came when he was hired by movie director Otto Preminger to cast his 1957 film Saint Joan. Afterwards, he traveled to New York and eventually established his own, independent talent agency, and worked in theater, film, and television. His clients included Carroll O'Connor, Ethel Merman, Nicol Williamson, Glenda Jackson, Glynis Johns, Anne Baxter and Diana Rigg. He developed a particularly close relationship with Dorothy Loudon. In addition to anecdotes about his clients, Larner discusses the specifics of his work, and how show business has changed during his long career.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1446521872
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23374292
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c6db320-6e13-013d-7aad-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lionel Larner" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2853c7a0-6e16-013d-04e7-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lionel Larner" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2853c7a0-6e16-013d-04e7-0242ac110002

APA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2024). Interview with Lionel Larner Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2853c7a0-6e16-013d-04e7-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Lionel Larner