The Resource James Thurber : the life and hard times, Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren
James Thurber : the life and hard times, Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren
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The item James Thurber : the life and hard times, Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Santa Clara County Library District.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
Resource Information
The item James Thurber : the life and hard times, Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Santa Clara County Library District.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times is the first major documentary on the life and work of one of America's greatest humorists. Known for his classic short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Thurber was a legendary contributor of prose and cartoons to The New Yorker magazine where he worked for many years. Narrated by George Plimpton, this documentary includes interviews with Edward Albee, John Updike, Alistair Cooke, Roy Blount Jr., Fran Lebowitz and others
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally released in 2000
- Special features included
- Label
- James Thurber : the life and hard times
- Title
- James Thurber
- Title remainder
- the life and hard times
- Statement of responsibility
- Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren
- Subject
-
- BLANK AUTHORITY TEXT
- American wit and humor
- Humorists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Biography
- Documentary television programs
- Humorists, American
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961
- American wit and humor
- United States
- Cartoonists
- Biographical television programs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times is the first major documentary on the life and work of one of America's greatest humorists. Known for his classic short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Thurber was a legendary contributor of prose and cartoons to The New Yorker magazine where he worked for many years. Narrated by George Plimpton, this documentary includes interviews with Edward Albee, John Updike, Alistair Cooke, Roy Blount Jr., Fran Lebowitz and others
- Cataloging source
- OCP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Dewey number
- 818/.5209
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Narrator, George Plimpton
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Van Doren, Adam
- Plimpton, George
- Van Doren Productions, Inc
- First-Run Features (Firm)
- Runtime
- 57
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Thurber, James
- Thurber, James
- American wit and humor
- Cartoonists
- Humorists, American
- American wit and humor
- Cartoonists
- Humorists, American
- United States
- Technique
- live action
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/writer
- 1sQnagwZtdQ
- Label
- James Thurber : the life and hard times, Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren
- Note
-
- Originally released in 2000
- Special features included
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 720229916004
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- FRF 916004D
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- ocn881617025
- (OCoLC)881617025
- System details
- DVD ; NTSC; full screen
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- James Thurber : the life and hard times, Van Doren Productions, Inc. ; writer, producer, and director, Adam Van Doren
- Note
-
- Originally released in 2000
- Special features included
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 720229916004
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- FRF 916004D
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- ocn881617025
- (OCoLC)881617025
- System details
- DVD ; NTSC; full screen
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- American wit and humor
- American wit and humor
- BLANK AUTHORITY TEXT
- Biographical television programs
- Biography
- Cartoonists
- Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography
- Documentary television programs
- Humorists, American
- Humorists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961
- United States
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Genre
- Biographical television programs
- Biography
- Documentary television programs
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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