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WNYC: Radio
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Identifier:
LANS-LIFE-1940-04-14-8920.7 Conn Yankee EQ
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LANS-LIFE-1940-04-14-8920.7 Conn Yankee EQ
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Title:
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Series Title:
Life and Works
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Life and Works
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Description:
Harry Miller Lydenburg from NYPL talks about Mark Twain. Full of spirit of the frontier and optimistic confidence in the future. Followed by dramatization of the life of Mark Twain. On a boat going up the Mississippi. Samuel Clemens talking to a woman, Nora Bigsby. He learns from her father to be a pilot. Plans to join the Confederate army, but instead ends up prospecting for gold in Nevada. Became a reporter for a Nevada newspaper. Never struck gold but learned about campfire story-telling. Goes to the Sandwich Islands to write articles. A ship Hornet was burned at sea and he was the only journalist on the scene. Became a national hero. Goes to Palestine to write for San Francisco newspapers. Twain meets a man on his return trip whose sister he wishes to be introduced. Marries her. Moved to Hartford, then England. Made money, lost money. Returned to New York. ~ Jervis Langdon and Charles T. Lark, trustees of estate of Samuel L. Clemens for permission to use A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Dramatization written by Richard Pack and Louis M Horowitz. Directed by Rachel Grayson. Cast includes: Arthur Elmer in title role, Dorothy Trevino, Shelly Howell, David Bartell, Anne Burr, Seymour Sosenburg, Paul Talbot, Wyman (?) Holmes, Harry Gordon, Noreen Scott, Edwin Clay, Nathan Ackerman, Walter Black, and Alvin Field. Guest commentator: Harry Miller Lydenburg, Director of New York Public Library.
description
Harry Miller Lydenburg from NYPL talks about Mark Twain. Full of spirit of the frontier and optimistic confidence in the future. Followed by dramatization of the life of Mark Twain. On a boat going up the Mississippi. Samuel Clemens talking to a woman, Nora Bigsby. He learns from her father to be a pilot. Plans to join the Confederate army, but instead ends up prospecting for gold in Nevada. Became a reporter for a Nevada newspaper. Never struck gold but learned about campfire story-telling. Goes to the Sandwich Islands to write articles. A ship Hornet was burned at sea and he was the only journalist on the scene. Became a national hero. Goes to Palestine to write for San Francisco newspapers. Twain meets a man on his return trip whose sister he wishes to be introduced. Marries her. Moved to Hartford, then England. Made money, lost money. Returned to New York. ~ Jervis Langdon and Charles T. Lark, trustees of estate of Samuel L. Clemens for permission to use A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Dramatization written by Richard Pack and Louis M Horowitz. Directed by Rachel Grayson. Cast includes: Arthur Elmer in title role, Dorothy Trevino, Shelly Howell, David Bartell, Anne Burr, Seymour Sosenburg, Paul Talbot, Wyman (?) Holmes, Harry Gordon, Noreen Scott, Edwin Clay, Nathan Ackerman, Walter Black, and Alvin Field. Guest commentator: Harry Miller Lydenburg, Director of New York Public Library.
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Date:
4/14/1940
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4/14/1940
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Creator:
WNYC Radio
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WNYC Radio
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Credit:
Original recordings reformatted by New York Public Radio Archives (WNYC/WQXR) with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Original recordings reformatted by New York Public Radio Archives (WNYC/WQXR) with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Subject:
Literature.
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Literature.
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Subject:
Books and reading.
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Books and reading.
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Subject:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
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Subject:
Arts.
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Arts.
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Type:
Sound
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Sound
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Format:
lacquer transcription disc
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lacquer transcription disc
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Language:
English
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English
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