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Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]

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Agnes de Mille Video Archive

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Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]

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Title
Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]
Names
Aimee, Joyce (Interviewee)
Hirschfeld, Louise Kerz, 1936- (Interviewee)
Heston, Charlton (Interviewee)
Lewitzky, Bella (Interviewee)
Collection

Agnes de Mille Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1984 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9024
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5217 (former)
Topics
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
De Mille, Agnes
De Mille dynasty (Exhibition)
Genres
Television programs
Interviews
Notes
Performers: Interviewees: Charlton Heston, Bella Lewitzky, Joyce Aimee, Louise Kerz, Cecilia de Mille Presley.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (7 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Description
Television news report on the gala opening of the De Mille dynasty exhibition at the Museum of Science and Technology in California. The report focuses on filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille and his niece, dancer-choreographer Agnes de Mille, whose achievements are illustrated by archival footage and still photographs. The aims and content of the exhibition are discussed by two of its organizers, Joyce Aimee and Louise Kerz, respectively producer and creator of the exhibition. Additional commentaries are provided by actor Charlton Heston, dancer-choreographer Bella Lewitzky, and Cecil B. DeMille's granddaughter Cecilia de Mille Presley.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F947
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13549781
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 06b6cec0-7c69-0135-fe61-5b3be27899e4
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1984: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c084bd4d-b348-4c90-8899-31d8661a9bda

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c084bd4d-b348-4c90-8899-31d8661a9bda

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c084bd4d-b348-4c90-8899-31d8661a9bda

Wikipedia Citation

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Photoplay. [Cecil B. DeMille and Agnes de Mille]