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Episode 46 – Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Online Exhibition) with Alan Pally
David sits down with guest curator Alan Pally, a trustee of the Noël Coward Foundation, to discuss our new online exhibition Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward, now available to view at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions
Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York, David and Alan look back at Coward's extraordinary career and the many figures he worked with through Hirschfeld's drawings.
Important Links:
Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Full Exhibition)
About the Noël Coward Foundation
The NY Public Library for the Performing Arts
The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
Nöel Coward
Lillian Gish
Irene Worth
John Gielgud
Barbara Cook
Paula Laurence
Private Lives (Various Productions)
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
Gertrude Lawrence
The Red Peppers (from Star!), 1968
Private Lives, 1931
Daniel Massey
Raymond Massey
Laurence Olivier
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Private Lives, 1983
Joan Collins in Private Lives, 1992
Maggie Smith and John Standing in Private Lives, 1976
Bea Lillie
Set to Music, 1939
Elsa Maxwell
Blithe Spirit
Mildred Natwick
Design For Living, 1984
Tammy Grimes
Look After Lulu, 1959
Carol Channing
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1949
High Spirits, 1964
Uta Hagen
Hirschfeld Century Podcast - Episode 45: 1964
Oh, Coward!, 1987
Marlene Dietrich
Waiting in the Wings, 1999
Dana Ivey in Present Laughter, 1982
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Episode 45 – 1964
David and Katherine look back 60 years ago to a year that was full of exciting works from Al Hirschfeld: 1964!
Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly!, Funny Girl and more premiered on Broadway; My Fair Lady and The Best Man hit the big screen; and Hirschfeld introduces two new series of drawings: "Famous Feuds" and "Unlikely Casting".
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
Bedtime Story, 1964
What's My Line
David Niven
The Best Man, 1964
The Best Man ("Movies to Remember" Series), 1979
The Best Man (Broadway), 1960
My Fair Lady (Film), 1964
The Train, 1964
Tribute to Harold Mirisch, 1964
The Yellow Rolls Royce, 1964
"Famous Feuds" Series
Famous Feuds: Mona Lisa and Rembrandt's Aristotle, 1963
Famous Feuds: The Beatles vs. the Singing Nun, 1964
Famous Feuds: Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg, 1964
Jimmy Durante as Alfred Smith, 1937
Mary Pickford as Adolf Hitler, 1937
"Be A Television Writer, Earn No Money", 1964
S.J. Perelman with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1964
Walter Kerr, 1979
Alec Guinness in Dylan, 1964
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, 1964
Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl with Fanny Brice Photo, 1964
Original Cast of Fiddler on the Roof, 1964
Josephine Baker, 1964
Richard Rodgers
The King & I Revival, 1964
The Merry Widow Revival, 1964
Porgy & Bess Revival, 1964
Donald Pleasance in Poor Bitos", 1964
King Lear, 1964
Hamlet, 1964
Bajour, 1964
Joe Gould, 1941
Tiny Alice, 1964
Ready When You Are, C.B., 1964
"Unlikely Casting" Series for Playbill, 1964
David Merrick
Fade Out Fade In Poster, 1964
Carol Burnett
Moon Over Buffalo, 1995
El San Juan Hotel Ads
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Episode 44 – Disney
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation team celebrates Disney's 100th anniversary through Al Hirschfeld's unique relationship with the company including Hirschfeld's critical reviews of early Disney films, his depictions of their characters, and Disney Animation's tributes to Hirschfeld in the films Aladdin and Fantasia 2000!
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
Hollywood Party, 1934
"Mickey Mouse Can Be All Things To All Men", 1937
Marge Champion
Alexander King
Hirschfeld's Reviews of Disney Films
Walt Disney, 1938 (For Snow White Review)
Ray Bolger
Eric Goldberg Interview on "The Hirschfeld Century Podcast" (2019)
New International Casino, 1937
The Movies, 1954
Television Personalities/Me and the Set, 1955
Ice Capades, 1958 (with the Seven Dwarfs)
Freddie Trinkler in Stars on Ice, 1942
Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine)
Disney Characters Around the Algonquin Round Table, 1973
The Algonquin Round Table, 1962
Mary Poppins, 1990 (Two Drawings)
Americans in London (w/Walt Disney), 1952
Omnibus, 1952 (Featuring Walt Disney and Scenes from Peter Pan)
Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine)
"Noises Off" Poster, 1992
Eric Goldberg (w/ the Genie), 1995
Solid Sender from "Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld", 1941
George Gershwin
Mitzi Mayfair
Carl Barks, 1999
Brad Bird and Family, 2002
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Episode 43 – Brooks Atkinson & The Lively Years
David & Katherine celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Lively Years, a collaboration by Al Hirschfeld and his friend, theater critic Brooks Atkinson, featuring over 80 old and new drawings by Hirschfeld looking back at over 50 years of American theatre.
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
Brooks Atkinson
Our Town
The Visit, 1958
R.U.R., 1973
Waiting For Godot
Summer and Smoke, 1952
Arthur Miller
The Beautiful People, 1941
Sidney Lumet
Critic and Artist Escaping the Theater, 1948
Guys and Dolls, 1950
The Iceman Cometh, 1946
The Cradle Will Rock, 1938 (with added "Nina")
Born Yesterday, 1946 (Right Side)
Henry Hull in Tobacco Road (1935)
Winterset - 1935 & 1973
Idiot's Delight (1973)
Golden Boy (1973)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois: 1938 (Original) - 1971 (Pulitzer Prize series) - 1973
Watch On The Rhine: 1941 - 1973
There Shall Be No Night: 1940 - 1973
The Skin of Our Teeth: 1942 - 1973
Bury The Dead, 1973
Osgood Perkins (Lively Years Cover), 1973
One Third of a Nation, 1973
Nathan George in No Place To Be Somebody, 1973
Lost In The Stars: Black Theater Makers Drawn By Hirschfeld - Online Exhibition
Hair, 1968
West Side Story, 1957
Raisin in the Sun, 1973
Lena Horne
Hirschfeld's Original Drawings for The Lively Years (1973)
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Episode 42 – Warner Brothers 100
David & Katherine celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warner Brothers by looking at Hirschfeld's work for the studio and the many films he drew from their prestigious library!
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
Miguel Covarrubias
Rin-Tin-Tin
George Bonte, Warner Brothers Art Dept., 1925
Set of Borders from Warner Brother Campaign Book, 1925
Selznick Distributing Corporation Brochure, 1924
Ernst Lubitsch, 1925
Sydney Chaplin in The Man on the Box - Irene Rich in My Wife & I, 1925
John Barrymore in Don Juan, 1926
Jason Robards Sr.
Monte Blue
How Baxter Butted In, 1925
George Jessel
You Can't Take it With You, 1938
My Fair Lady, 1964
Any Wednesday, 1966
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966
Camelot, 1967
Finian's Rainbow, 1968
Ship of Fools, 1965
Petulia, 1968
Warner Bros. Seven Arts Int'l Film Festival, 1969
What's Up Doc?, 1972
Portnoy's Complaint, 1972
Jane Fonda, 1970
Stanley Kubrick Edits A Clockwork Orange, 1972
McCabe and Mrs. Miller, 1971
The Goodbye Girl, 1977
Lucille Ball in Mame, 1974
The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1975
The Ritz, 1976
The Cast of The Last of Sheila, 1973
Movies to Remember Series
Arthur, 1981
City Heat, 1984
A Streetcar Named Desire - Limited Edition Book
The Maltese Falcon, 1977
James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1989
Casablanca
All Warner Brothers Published Pieces
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Episode 41 – Prints
At long last, our long-teased prints podcast episode is here! David & Katherine discuss Hirschfeld’s long, exciting history with prints, and answer your burning print questions. Learn more about the Harlem, Rhythm, and Kabuki series, plus many more works!
Follow along with the show notes to see the works mentioned in this episode!
Lithograph Example: Bob Hope (1988)
Etching Example: Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1975)
The Hook Shop (1926)
Fez Drawings (1926)
Art Students League - Caricature Study (1926)
Railway Station, Kharkov (1928)
Art and Industry (1931)
The Dizzy Club (1931)
La Serviette Au Cou (1931)
Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld (1941) - Apollo Chorine
Rhythm Series (1970)
Kabuki Series (1976)
Chelsea Pub (1931)
Elvis (1968) - (Print with Spotlight)
Charlie Chaplin Back View (1981)
Reba in Annie Get Your Gun (2001)
What's My Line? TV Guide Cover (1957)
Lindy Hop from the Harlem Series (1941)
The Movies (1954)
Conductors of the Philadelphia Orchestra (2002)
The Summit (2002)
Ringo Starr (2001)
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1997)
The Grateful Dead (1995)
Jack Lemmon in Tribute (1979)
The Sopranos (2001)
Frank Ferrante as Groucho Marx (1986)
Swing Quartet (1956)
United Nations Postal Service (1991)
Beverly Hills 90210 (1995)
The Gershwins (1955)
The Thin Man (1998)
Jerry Garcia (1995)
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HIRSCHFELD CENTURY PODCAST is deeply informative to anyone who is interested in the popular culture of the 20th Century, not just Hirschfeld fans or theatre fans. You are in reliable hands listening to David and Katherine talk about the subjects of Hirschfeld cartoons, Hirschfeld’s illustrious friends and colleagues and the world they lived in. (And David and Katherine are funny and entertaining together!). Great stuff!!!
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I have to say, in the world we live in these days, this podcast series and the time spent researching the people/events mentioned in it have been an oasis for me. Each episode is like a cold sip of water in the desert. They’re not just educating and entertaining us listeners; they are also providing a respite. What’s more, is I’m not alone in thinking so. I’ve recruited several friends (who are also Hirschfeld collectors, admirers & fellow theatre folk) who have also started listening to the podcast, too. I agree with the comment a few of them have shared with me in that the podcast is the perfect antidote and escape from all the doom-scrolling and terror that we are exposed to on the news.
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