The Rodgers & Hart story: thou swell, thou witty

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Title
The Rodgers & Hart story: thou swell, thou witty
Additional title: Thou swell, thou witty
Additional title: Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
Names
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Performer)
Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943 (Dancer)
Thompson, David (Producer)
Thompson, David (Director)
Horn, David, 1937- (Producer)
Horn, David, 1937- (Director)
Carrafa, John (Choreographer)
Fisher, Rob, 1952- (Conductor)
Anania, Michael (Set designer)
Pakledinaz, Martin (Costume designer)
Adelman, Alan (Lighting designer)
Bornstein, Daryl (Associated name)
Bradley, Gary (Film editor)
Singer, Eric (Film editor)
Armstrong, Miguel (Associated name)
Gutierrez, Manny (Associated name)
Kosmaczewski, John. (Cinematographer)
Onesto, Alain (Associated name)
McKenna, Mark. (Production personnel)
Pryce, Jonathan (Narrator)
Luker, Rebecca (Performer)
Mathis, Stanley Wayne (Performer)
James, Brian D'Arcy. (Performer)
Egan, Susan, 1970- (Performer)
Ebersole, Christine (Performer)
Haran, Mary Cleere (Performer)
Gravitte, Debbie Shapiro (Performer)
Raines, Ron (Performer)
Krakowski, Jane (Performer)
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 (Interviewee)
Rodgers, Mary, 1931- (Interviewee)
Nolan, Frederick W., 1931- (Interviewee)
Lunden, Jeffrey (Interviewee)
Hart, Dorothy (Interviewee)
Albert, Eddie (Interviewee)
Martin, Hugh, 1914-2011 (Interviewee)
Bracken, Eddie, 1915-2002 (Interviewee)
Adler, Larry (Interviewee)
Havoc, June (Interviewee)
Blair, Betsy, 1923-2009 (Interviewee)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Producer)
Coffee Club Orchestra (Performer)
Collection

Popular Balanchine

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1998
Place: New York
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: NCOX 1552
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7323
Topics
Balanchine, George
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
Bracken, Eddie, 1915-2002
Adler, Larry
Havoc, June
Blair, Betsy, 1923-2009
Composers
Lyricists
Musical theater
Motion pictures
Genres
Interviews
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Notes
Statement of responsibility: A production of Thirteen/WNET and BBC TV ; produced and directed by David Thompson ; songs in performance produced and directed by David Horn ; staged and choreographed by John Carrafa.
Content: Credits at end of tape.
Performers: Performers (archival footage): Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Jessie Matthews, Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, George Balanchine, the Nicholas Brothers, Mitzi Green, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, and Vivienne Segal.
Creation/production credits: Scenic designer, Michael Anania ; costume designer, Martin Pakledinaz ; lighting designer, Alan Adelman ; audio, Daryl Bornstein ; editors, Gary Bradley and Eric Singer ; cameras, Miguel Armstrong, Manny Gutierrez, John Kosmaczewski, and Alain Onesto ; stage manager, Mark McKenna.
Performers: Interviews: Mary Rodgers, Frederick Nolan, Jeffrey Lunden, Dorothy Hart, Eddie Albert, Hugh Martin, Eddie Bracken, Larry Adler, June Havoc, and Betsy Blair.
Date: Originally broadcast on WNET-TV, Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Jan. 6, 1999.
Acquisition: Gift; Popular Balanchine Foundation (Dance Div. copy). NN-PD
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 11 videocassette (VHS) (57 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
The professional partnership of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart is examined through a combination of archival footage, interviews with colleagues and family members, and performances of several of their best-known songs in sequences staged for this program. The emphasis is on their work for the Broadway stage, but their contribution to Hollywood films is also examined.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15485886
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60a5e450-f79b-0130-7894-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1902: Creator Born
  • 1979: Creator Died
  • 1998: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Rodgers & Hart story" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a3f7f0-f79b-0130-147f-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Rodgers & Hart story" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a3f7f0-f79b-0130-147f-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1998). The Rodgers & Hart story Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a3f7f0-f79b-0130-147f-3c075448cc4b

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The Rodgers & Hart story