William Wolf film & theater interview collection sound recordings

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id: 6585
origination: Wolf, William
date statement: 1972-1988
key date: 1972
identifier (local_mss): 20465
org unit: Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
call number: *L (Special) 99-21
b-number: b14158366
total components: 457
total series: 0
max depth: 1
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component layout: Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields: false
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created: 2013-04-01 15:05:38 UTC
updated: 2026-01-20 20:58:31 UTC
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unitid: {"value"=>"*L (Special) 99-21", "type"=>"local_call"}

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unitdate: {"value"=>"1972-1988", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1972/1988"}
unittitle: {"value"=>"William Wolf film & theater interview collection sound recordings"}
physdesc: {"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"466 cassette tapes."}
repository: {"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
abstract: {"value"=>"The collection consists of interviews with directors, actors, producers and others in the world of cinema and the stage. The majority of interviews were conducted for Mr. Wolf's New York University School of Continuing Education class, The Filmmakers. The remaining interviews were conducted for Mr. Wolf's books and various magazine articles. These cases are documented in the finding aid."}
prefercite: {"value"=>"<p>William Wolf Film & Theater Interview Collection, *L(Special) 99-21, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination: {"value"=>"Wolf, William", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist: {"value"=>"<p>William Wolf, critic, author, and lecturer, has written extensively on film and theater. He was for many years film critic and film editor for <span class=\"title\">Cue Magazine</span> (1964-1980), and when <span class=\"title\">Cue</span> was merged into <span class=\"title\">New York Magazine</span>, he bacame a critic and contributing editor writing the<span class=\"title\"> On Film</span> column (1980-1983). He subsequently became the syndicated film critic and columnist for the Gannett newspaper chain (1984-1988). Mr. Wolf's articles have appeared in newspapers throughout the United States, publications abroad, and various national and international magazines and prestigious annuals.</p> <p>In 1988 he bagan publishing <span class=\"title\">The William Wolf Entertainment Guide</span> on the Internet (www.wolfentertainmentguide.com) containing his reviews of theater, film, and other cultural events.</p> <p>During the course of his career, Mr. Wolf has interviewed hundreds of film and theater notables and has covered the world's major film festivals. He served two years as Chariman of the New York Film Critic's Circle and is a member of the Drama Desk, P.E.N., and the American Association of University Professors.</p> <p>At New York University, with which he has been affiliated since the early 1970's, he teaches Film as Literature in the English Department, and Cinema and Literature in the French Department. Professor Wolf is particularly know for his Filmmaker's course for New York University's School of Continuing Education and its successor course, <span class=\"title\">William Wolf's Movie Previews</span> at the Walter Reade Theater of Lincoln Center.</p> <p>Mr. Wolf is the author of <span class=\"title\">Landmark Films: the Cinema and Our Century</span>, which he wrote in collaboration with his wife, Lillian Kramer Wolf, and of <span class=\"title\">The Marx Brothers</span>.</p> <p>A native of Bound Brook, New Jersey, Mr. Wolf is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he majored in journalism. He started his career as a correspondent for various newspapers while at Rutgers, and after graduation, worked for the Associated Press in Huntington, W. VA., before going to Europe to free-lance as a foreign correspondent.</p>"}
custodhist: {"value"=>"<p>The collection was donated by William Wolf.</p>"}
scopecontent: {"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of interviews with directors, actors, producers and others in the world of cinema and the stage. The majority of interviews were conducted for Mr. Wolf's New York University's School of Continuing Education class, <span class=\"title\">The Filmmakers</span>. The remaining interviews were conducted for Mr. Wolf's books, and magazine articles. These cases are documented in the finding aid.</p>"}
arrangement: {"value"=>"<p>Entries arranged alphabetically by title or subject's first name</p>"}
acqinfo: {"value"=>"<p>Gift, Wolf, William, 01/01/1999</p>"}
processinfo: {"value"=>"<p>Processed by Peggy Schein.</p>"}
accessrestrict: {"value"=>"<p>Access to original items by permission only. Some items may be available as service copies. Other items which need preservation work may require advance notification for use. Refer to item descriptions in individual catalog records for more information. Access to original items is restricted.</p>"}
userestrict: {"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
date_start: 1972
keydate: 1972
date_end: 1988
date_inclusive_start: 1972
date_inclusive_end: 1988

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