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New York in the 50's / based on the book by Dan Wakefield ; directed by Betsy Blankenbaker.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wakefield, Dan--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York.
- Wakefield, Dan.
- Journalists--United States--Biography.
- Journalists.
- United States.
- New York (State).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.
- Novelists, American.
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.).
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biographical films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (70 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : First Run Features, 2001.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Based on the book by Dan Wakefield, the film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews of the icons of the day - Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Basie, etc. Offering modern day perspectives and reminiscences are writers, actors, and artists such as Joan Didion, Robert Redford, Nat Hentoff, Gay and Nan Talesse, John Gregory Dunne, William F. Buckley and Calvin Trillin - all part of the rich cultural and artistic scene of the time.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 19, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 950614168
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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