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Arthur Bell interviews Rob Cohen

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Title

Arthur Bell interviews Rob Cohen

Collection

Arthur Bell Collection of Recorded Interviews, 1970-1980

Names

Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Donor)
Holden, William, 1918-1981 (Interviewee)
Cohen, Rob, 1949- (Interviewee)
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1980 (Questionable)

Table Of Contents

Tracks 1-4. During his telephone interview with Arthur Bell, unidentified speaker talks about gay and lesbian rights. |||| Track 5. During his telephone interview with Arthur Bell, Rob Cohen discusses the plot and the characters of his film "A small circle of friends" (released in 1980), and compares it to the movie "Willie Phil" directed by Paul Mazursky, because both describe different aspects of a romance between three young people, two men and one woman. Tracks 6-9. William Holden talks about his long-term career as a movie actor and recalls his various starring roles.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 52776
Shelf locator: *LTC 4512

Subjects

Cohen, Rob, 1949-
Motion picture producers and directors
Actors -- United States
Gay rights
Holden, William, 1918-1981

Genres

Interviews

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio cassette (approximately 47 min.) : analog, stereo

Abstract

Arthur Bell conducts three interviews--the first one with an unidentified gay and lesbian rights activist, the second one with Rob Cohen, and the third one with William Holden--most likely for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19947906
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6acfb00-8a97-0131-b436-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Rob Cohen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6acfb00-8a97-0131-b436-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1980). Arthur Bell interviews Rob Cohen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6acfb00-8a97-0131-b436-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Rob Cohen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d6acfb00-8a97-0131-b436-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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