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Arthur Bell interviews Gloria Grahame, [1980]

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Arthur Bell Collection of Recorded Interviews, 1970-1980

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Title
Arthur Bell interviews Gloria Grahame, [1980]
Names
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Donor)
Grahame, Gloria (Interviewee)
Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving) (Interviewer)
Collection

Arthur Bell Collection of Recorded Interviews, 1970-1980

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 (Inferred)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 52788
Shelf locator: *LTC 4520
Topics
Grahame, Gloria
Grahame, Gloria -- Friends and associates
Actresses -- United States
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States
Clerks (Retail trade)
Sales personnel
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Biographical/historical: Interview by Arthur Bell, most probably conducted for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
Venue: Recorded [1980] Los Angeles, Calif.
Additional physical form: Service compact discs (2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original, available in *LDC 52788.
Acquisition: Gift; Bell Estate; 1990 NN-RHA.
Content: Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (approximately 91 min.) : analog, stereo
Description
Disc 1 and 2, tracks 1-5. American film, television and theater actress Gloria Grahame discusses her life and career in the entertainment industry, her family background, marriages and divorces, and various productions where she played supporting and leading roles such as The bad and the beautiful (1952), directed by Vincente Minnelli, In a lonely place (1950), and The greatest show on earth (1952). She talks about her preparation for playing in a London revival of Tennessee Williams' The glass menagerie (1981). With great appreciation she recalls her mother [Jean Grahame], who was a British stage actress and acting teacher, and helped her to establish her career as a performer. She also shares her experience working with various directors and producers, collaboration with many prominent actors such as Humphrey Bogart and others. Disc 2, tracks 6-10. Arthur Bell interviews unidentified clerk who works at local supermarket.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19958074
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d5fcab0-8a98-0131-8c3b-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Gloria Grahame, [1980]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3e60a5d0-8a98-0131-183d-58d385a7bbd0

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Arthur Bell interviews Gloria Grahame, [1980]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3e60a5d0-8a98-0131-183d-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1980). Arthur Bell interviews Gloria Grahame, [1980] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3e60a5d0-8a98-0131-183d-58d385a7bbd0

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Arthur Bell interviews Gloria Grahame, [1980]