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Perry Miller Adato papers, 1940-1974
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Papers of Perry Miller Adato, a female producer-director of television documentaries for NET and WNET. Included are outtakes, dailies, soundtracks, and shot lists from Dylan Thomas, the World I Bre...
Papers of Perry Miller Adato, a female producer-director of television documentaries for NET and WNET. Included are outtakes, dailies, soundtracks, and shot lists from Dylan Thomas, the World I Breathe (1968), which won an Emmy Award; Eames at MOMA (1973), The 40's: The Great Radio Comedians (1972), and other titles by Adato or with which she was associated. For Radio Comedians there are progressive script drafts and transcripts of interviews with Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, George Burns, Bing Crosby, Jim Jordan, and Arch Oboler.
Details
- Format
- Mixed Materials; Videos, Slides, Films; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Physical Details
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- 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
- 228 cans of film, and
- 3 tape recordings
- OCLC
- ocn173704588, ocn173692395
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- The films in this collection also are being cataloged individually.
- Presented by Perry Miller Adato, New York, N.Y., 1974.
Subjects
- Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.
- Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978.
- Burns, George, 1896-1996.
- Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977.
- Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987.
- Jordan, Jim.
- Documentary television programs -- United States.
- Television producers and directors -- United States.
- Women in television broadcasting.
- Radio programs -- United States.
- Comedians -- United States.
- Public television -- United States.
- Radio comedies -- United States.
- Television comedies -- United States.