100 New Yorkers of the 1970s

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millard, Max

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

One Hundred New Yorkers of the 1970's

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"100 New Yorkers of the 1970s" by Max Millard is a collection of biographical interviews written in the early 21st century. The book features a diverse array of notable individuals from the arts, entertainment, and other fields who lived in New York City during the transformative 1970s. Each interview is a snapshot of the subjects' lives, revealing their experiences, achievements, and contributions to their respective fields. The opening portion introduces the premise of the book, detailing Millard's journey into journalism and his time working for the "TV Shopper." Throughout the late 1970s, he conducted interviews with a multitude of prominent personalities, chronicling his encounters with famous artists and entertainers. This segment illustrates his growth as a writer and the colorful world of New York City's entertainment scene, set against a backdrop of ambition and a bit of nostalgia for the era. Millard reflects on the candidness of his subjects, the city's vibrant personality, and how these interviews shaped both his career and understanding of success in an ever-changing metropolis. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Cleveland Amory

Maxene Andrews

Lucie Arnaz

Adrien Arpel

Isaac Asimov

George Balanchine

Clive Barnes

Franz Beckenbauer

Himan Brown

Ferris Butler

Sammy Cahn

Hugh Carey

Craig Claiborne

Marc Connelly

Tony Craig

Rodney Dangerfield

Jan De Ruth

Mignon Dunn

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Lee Falk

Barry Farber

Suzanne Farrell

Jules Feiffer

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Joan Fontaine

Betty Friedan

Arthur Frommer

William Gaines

Ralph Ginzburg

Lillian Gish

Milton Glaser

Paul Goldberger

Milton Goldman

Tammy Grimes

Delores Hall

Lionel Hampton

David Hawk

Walter Hoving

Jay Jacobs

Raul Julia

Bob Kane

Lenore Kasdorf

Brian Keith

Harold Kennedy

Anna Kisselgoff

George Lang

Ruth Laredo

Stan Lee

John Leonard

John Lindsay

Alan Lomax

Peter Maas

Leonard Maltin

Jean Marsh

Jackie Mason

Malachy Mccourt

Meat Loaf

Ann Miller

Sherrill Milnes

Carlos Montoya

Melba Moore

Michael Moriarty

LeRoy Neiman

Arnold Newman

Edwin Newman

Larry O'Brien

Maureen O'Sullivan

Betsy Palmer

Jan Peerce

George Plimpton

Otto Preminger

Charles Rangel

Joe Raposo

Mason Reese

Marty Reisman

Ruggiero Ricci

Buddy Rich

Geraldo Rivera

Ned Rorem

Julius Rudel

Dr. Lee Salk

Francesco Scavullo

Roger Sessions

Dick Shawn

George Shearing

Reid Shelton

Bobby Short

Beverly Sills

George Singer

Gregg Smith

Liz Smith

Tom & Dick Smothers

Victor Temkin

John Tesh

Richard Thomas

Andy Warhol

Arnold Weissberger

Tom Wicker

Tom Wolfe

Pinchas Zukerman.

Notes:

Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2005-12-24