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Interviews conducted by Kent for publication in print media. Most interviews are the source audio recordings. For a few, transcriptions or drafts of the published article are also included, where noted. See also the clippings of Kent's published works for published interviews.

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Scope and Contents Kent starts off the interview asking Cavett why he thinks his ABC show went off the air. He responds saying probably because ABC didn't make enough money off of it, having to do with the station lineup, not knowing how to sell the show or present it to promotional media. He discusses flaws in the Neilsen ratings; other talk shows; thoughts about what he might do next, such as movies, or a college tour. Discussion of interviewing and the different types of interviewees. Kent asks whether he...

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The interview begins with Altman speaking about his side projects (a recording studio and a production company) and the background of financiing his and others' films. He mentions his films Quintet and A Perfect Couple. Then Alman discusses how he doesn't follow all the conventional ways of making films (e.g he records the sound to 8-track with each individual cast member wearing a mic; the pace of filmmaking; etc.)

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Scope and Contents Interview with employees of the Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, which does treatment, examination, art authentication, teaching, training, preparing someone to be a conservator/curatorial conservation. The first interviewee, who is unidentified, talks about their training program for art conservation. Kent speaks next briefly with another employee, Cliff Bank, who talks about his background. The interview returns to the first...

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Scope and Contents Edited interview was published in the December 1969 SciQuest. The recording begins with Ballard providing his background: born December of 1942 in Kansas, grew up in San Diego, got married in 1966 or 67. His grandfather was U.S. Marshall of Wichita, Kansas. His dad's family had a homestaded in Yellowstone, Montana. Ballard had to learn how to compete somehow with his brother who got straight A's, so he developed other strengths. Gravitated towards outdoors science and teamwork --...

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Edited interview was published in the November 23, 1969 issue of the New York Times. In the recording, Ali discusses his one year expulsion from the Nation of Islam, a Broadway play production that he is currently taking part in, his anti-war stance and resulting current ban from boxing, and whether he thinks of his boxing career as in the past. The second tape side principally covers his following Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam.

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An edited interview was published in the September 11, 1977 issue of the New York Times.

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Scope and Contents The edited interview was published in the December 10, 1978 issue of the New York Times. The Cimino recording begins with his background and education growing up; starting out in visual arts at Yale, later joining the army; studying acting, ballet. He got into film doing documentaries, commercials; went to Fargo, North Dakota to write; eventually to Los Angeles. He mentions his next upcoming film on the Johnson County War (Heaven's Gate, 1980). He tells the story leading up to the making of...

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Scope and Contents The edited interview was published in the October 11, 1981 issue of the New York Times. Alman begins this recording with a mention of Raiders of the Lost Ark and his film Popeye. He then discusses the difficulties inherent in making the types of films that he wants to make. He talks about his sabbatical from filmmaking and directing the Broadway play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. He talks about his perspective, having come from Kansas City, Missouri; the play...

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Scope and Contents Interview begins with Scottish director/producer Boyd saying he's just made a film in America with director John Schlessinger, Honky Tonk Freeway (1981). He also discusses the television film he produced, Look Back in Anger with Macolm McDowell (1980) and its relevance in America. He considers the promise of cable television/pay TV in America. He mentions the film Scum that he produced (1979), and more about his background -- school, directing commercials, his past entrepreneurship in...

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The edited interview was published in the January 12, 1969 issue of the New York Times.

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Scope and Contents The edited interview was published in the July 31, 1977 issue of the New York Times. The first recording is a three-minute portion of the interview where Scheider says he'd love to work with film directors Coppolla, Truffault, Fellini, Bergman, and talks about losing his temper. The second side contains another approximately three-minute segment where a continuation of the Roy Scheider interview, with him giving an example of a time when he lost his temper on a long day's film shoot with no...

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Scope and Contents Miller first recounts her childhood. Born in San Diego in 1935, her father was in the Navy, and she had two younger brothers. She also lived in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. Went to Stanford to major in physics, and started climbing there with the Alpine Club. They went to the Sierras, and that got her hooked on climbing. Miller recalls the timeline leading up to the Annapurna climb. She shares concerns she had about avalanches and was questioning whether they should have...

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The article about Harold and Maude was published in the April 4, 1971 issue of the New York Times.

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Audio recording and transcript.

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