Arthur Bell interviews Sidney Lumet, 1983
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Title
Arthur Bell interviews Sidney Lumet, 1983
Collection
Arthur Bell Collection of Recorded Interviews, 1970-1980
Names
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Donor)
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 (Interviewee)
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Interviewer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1983
Library Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 52800
Shelf locator: *LTC 4530
Subjects
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
Daniel (Motion picture)
Motion picture producers and directors
Genres
Notes
Biographical/Historical: Interview by Arthur Bell, most probably conducted for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
Venue: Recorded in 1983 New York, N.Y.
Additional Physical Form: Service compact discs (2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original, available in *LDC 52800.
Acquisition: Gift; Bell Estate; 1990 NN-RHA.
Content: Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 audio cassette (approximately 87 min.) : analog, stereo
Abstract
CD 1, tracks 1-8 and CD 2, tracks 2-8. American director, producer and screenwriter Sidney Lumet discusses his Jewish family background, swtiching his career from acting to directing and producing films, his political views, and his rise to fame in Hollywood. He talks about various productions that he directed such as 1983 production of the film "Daniel" that was based on the life story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted as spies and executed by the United States government in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. He also shares his experience working with various actors and actresses such as Mandy Patinkin and Lindsay Crouse who played the Rosenbergs in the film "Daniel." CD 1, track 9. Arthur Bell's call to police. CD 2, track 1. Short conversation with unidentified woman.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19976088
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8271fd0-8a98-0131-e646-58d385a7bbd0
Rights
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Sidney Lumet, 1983" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8271fd0-8a98-0131-e646-58d385a7bbd0
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1983). Arthur Bell interviews Sidney Lumet, 1983 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8271fd0-8a98-0131-e646-58d385a7bbd0
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Sidney Lumet, 1983" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8271fd0-8a98-0131-e646-58d385a7bbd0
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