Research Catalog

Interview with Leslie Browne

Title
Interview with Leslie Browne, 1978
Author
Browne, Leslie
Publication
1978

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Details

Additional Authors
Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn
Description
One streaming audio file (approximately 17 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 17 minutes). Leslie Browne speaks with Kyra Lynn Kaptzan about acting and dancing in the film The turning point, including the spontaneousness of the scene in which she appears to be drunk; her personal and professional background; the public response to her appearance in The turning point; her hope to continue both acting and dancing; her favorite roles at American Ballet Theatre; dancers she particularly admires; current activities [recording ends abruptly after a very brief burst of music].
Donor/Sponsor
Oral History Archive.
Uniform Title
Ballet Beat (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Radio interviews.
Note
  • Interview with Leslie Browne conducted by Kyra Lynn Kaptzan on July 4, 1978 for the radio program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM and broadcast on July 18, 1978.
  • Sound quality is good, but the recording is marred by extraneous noise and "tape hiss".
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library research libraries.
Funding (note)
  • The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Source (note)
  • Kyra Lynn Kaptzan
Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-1987, side B
OCLC
185035566
Author
Browne, Leslie, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Leslie Browne, 1978
Production
1978
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Patrons may access streaming audio only on site at The New York Public Library research libraries.
Event
Recorded for the program Ballet Beat on WNYU-FM 1978, July 4 New York (N.Y.)
Funding
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Original Version
Original format: one sound cassette (approximately 17 minutes); transferred to wav file and streaming file format (myd_mgztco31987_v01f02_sc) in 2015.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-1987, side B
Source
Gift Kyra Lynn Kaptzan
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Added Author
Kaptzan, Kyra Lynn, interviewer.
Added Title
Ballet Beat (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-1987, side B
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