Found 2 collections related to Pacino, Al, 1940-

Al Pacino, stage and film actor, was born in New York, N.Y., April 25, 1940. Since the release of the first GODFATHER film in 1972, which made him famous, Al Pacino has played lead roles in films (DOG DAY AFTERNOON, SERPICO, SCARFACE) and on stage (RICHARD III, AMERICAN BUFFALO, THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL). This undated interview with Al Pacino, conducted by Leonard Probst, was apparently recorded in the fall of 1975, prior to the release of DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Al Pacino discusses his early decision to become an actor, the difficulties fame has brought to his daily life, the differences between stage and film performance, his onstage work in RICHARD III, and his work in the first two GODFATHER films. Mr. Pacino is briefly joined by Martin Bregman, producer of SERPICO and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. The transcript is riddled with typos, misspellings and garbled phrases, and is difficult to read in places due to cross-outs and type-overs. less

The papers of Lucille Lortel relate the details of her life and career from teen years to her death in 1999, and include correspondence, production files, scripts, programs, production photographs, personal and family photographs, organization files, clippings, memorabilia, and scrapbooks. Lucille Lortel's life spanned the twentieth century, so in addition to providing details of her family and personal life her papers encompass many aspects of the theatrical history of her era. Lortel is credited with fostering the Off-Broadway movement and providing a forum for avant-garde and experimental work at her Theatre de Lys. Lortel's productions at the White Barn and the ANTA Matinee Series at the Theatre de Lys brought works by Jean Genet, Sean O'Casey, Athol Fugard, and others to a wider audience. Many of these productions are represented in the collection by correspondence, programs, photographs and clippings. Over the years Lortel also worked closely with several non-profit theaters as a donor and mentor. Her affiliations with Circle in the Square, Circle Repertory Company, Goodspeed Opera House, Yale Repertory Theatre, and other companies are documented in the organization files. less