Found 8 collections related to Burns, George, 1896-1996

Carol Channing (1921-2019) was an American actress, singer, and comedian best known for her leading roles in the Broadway musicals Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly! The Carol Channing papers, dating from the 1910s to 2010 (bulk dates 1940s-2010), trace her career as an entertainer through project files, correspondence, photographs, press clippings, publicity materials, scripts, drafts for her memoir, notated music and lyrics, and audio and moving image recordings. less

The collection contains commercial discs and noncommercial recordings; the latter containing interviews with Rodgers and his family and friends, performances of his music by contemporary performers, as well as radio and television programs that have used Rodgers' music. less

The Railroad hour was a program which presented excerpts of famous musical comedies, as well as original stories, for radio audiences. Each half-hour episode of the program presented the highlights of one musical. Gordon MacRae was the host and leading man for each episode; his leading ladies came from radio and the Metropolitan Opera. less

The collection contains acetate and radio transcription disc recordings primarily of Taylor's spoken word radio programs dating from 1935 to 1954. Included are samples of his work on shows such as Information Please, Coronet, Swift's Studio Party, as well as special radio shows such as the ASCAP Cavalcade of Music, and memorial tributes to Stephen Vincent Benet and Jerome Kern. less

This collection contains the tapes of Mr. Unger's interviews with television, film and stage celebrities. Most of the interviews were made from 1965 through 1998 for use in conjunction with Unger's article writing activites. They include interviews of Alfred Hitchcock, Al Pacino, Buzz Aldrin, Alfre Woodard, the Beach Boys, Isaac Asimov, Bette Davis, Connie Chung, Derek Jacobi, Glenda Jackson, Helen Hayes, Muhammad Ali, Lucille Ball, Tom Brokaw, Redd Foxx, Katharine Hepburn, Bill Moyers, Tony Orlando, and many others. Also includes copies of recorded press conferences. less

This collection contains taped interviews of celebrities by Clark Taylor. Many interviews were conducted in cafes and restaurants, and the background noise is sometimes quite loud. Clark Taylor often started taping in the middle of the conversation, so that the interviews appear to have the beginning cut off. less