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Herbert Ross a celebration of a life

Title: Herbert Ross [videorecording] : a celebration of a life / directed by William Baldwin Young ; produced by Peter Bogyo.
Publication: 2001.

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1 videocassette (114 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Memorial in honor of Herbert Ross (May 13, 1925-Oct. 9, 2001), choreographer and stage and film director. The late Nora Kaye, his wife and professional partner, and their company Ballet of Two Worlds are also discussed by several speakers. In addition to remembrances of Ross in professional and private life, the speakers talk about his films Steel magnolias, The goodbye girl, and The turning point, and his ballets Caprichos, Tristan and The maids. The program includes clips from films directed by Ross: The turning point, The goodbye girl, Play it again Sam, The sunshine boys, The last of Sheila, Steel magnolias, Boys on the side, The owl and the pussycat, Funny lady, Footloose, Pennies from heaven, California suite. His choreography is represented by the film Inside Daisy Clover, Caprichos (WNET, 1958), a song-and-dance number from On a clear day you can see forever (Bell Telephone Hour, 1966), and "The story of Lucy and Jessie" from Follies: in concert (1985). Ross himself is seen in action in rehearsal footage of La bohème, shot in Los Angeles in 1993. The program included two songs performed by Barbara Cook, accompanied by Wally Harper: "He was too good to me" and "Losing my mind."

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Isabel Brown.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Video.

Performer (note)

Speakers: Joel Grey, Mike Nichols, Robert Harling, Mary-Louise Parker, Marsha Mason, Kevin Brown and Leslie Browne, Arthur Laurents, Loren Hightower, Barbara Cook, Louise Jaffe. Messages are read from Danny Daniels, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Neil Simon, Shirley MacLaine.

Event (note)

Recorded at the Majestic Theater, New York, N.Y., on December 17, 2001.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6604

OCLC

NYPY02-F518

Title

Herbert Ross [videorecording] : a celebration of a life / directed by William Baldwin Young ; produced by Peter Bogyo.

Imprint

2001.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Recorded at the Majestic Theater, New York, N.Y., on December 17, 2001.

Performer

Speakers: Joel Grey, Mike Nichols, Robert Harling, Mary-Louise Parker, Marsha Mason, Kevin Brown and Leslie Browne, Arthur Laurents, Loren Hightower, Barbara Cook, Louise Jaffe. Messages are read from Danny Daniels, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Neil Simon, Shirley MacLaine.

Songs performed by Barbara Cook, with pianist Wally Harper.

Local Subject

Ballet in motion pictures. The turning point.

Motion pictures. Footloose.

Motion pictures. Pennies from heaven.

Motion pictures. Funny girl.

Musical comedies. Follies.

Added Author

Grey, Joel, 1932- speaker.

Nichols, Mike, speaker.

Harling, Robert, 1951- Speaker

Parker, Mary-Louise, speaker.

Mason, Marsha, speaker.

Brown, Kevin Kelly. Speaker

Browne, Leslie. Speaker

Laurents, Arthur, speaker.

Hightower, Loren. Speaker

Cook, Barbara, speaker.

Cook, Barbara, performer.

Harper, Wally, instrumentalist.

Ross, Herbert, 1927-2001, choreographer.

Young, William Baldwin. Director

Bogyo, Peter. Producer

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6604

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