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Explore 20th century entertainment through the lens of Hirschfeld drawings
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
