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Shelley Berman reads from and discusses his role in "The Value of Names"
Apr. 4, 1983 In the play, "The Value of Names," Shelley Berman plays Benny Silverman, a role which he says is him, an actor from the Hollywood black list. Berman said being in Chicago, acting the role and working with the cast has been THE best experience of his life and when the show closes, it will be the saddest day of his life. The director of the play, Sandy Shinner, said she knew of the Hollywood black list but didn't know about all the personal stories. There is an excerpt of Vic Navasky.
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Interview with Claire Bloom
Feb. 8, 1982 Discussing the book "Limelight and after" with the author Claire Bloom.
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Ronald Blythe discusses the village of Akenfield ; part 1
1968 Ninety five miles outside of London, Ronald Blythe has interviewed residents of the village of Akenfield for his next book, "Akenfield: A Portrait of an English Village." Blythe said what surprised him most of all was that newspapers and TV didn't have much effect on this little village. Blythe also learned that the village people would take part in political conversations with one another but they'd never let on as to which political party they were apart of.
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Discussing "A Journey through Newberry library" and with Lawrence Towner
Sep. 28, 1964 about The Newberry Library
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Barbara Ehrenreich discusses her book "Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class"
Sep. 18, 1989 Discussing the book "Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class" (published by Pantheon) with the author, political essayist Barbara Ehrenreich.
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Frank Elli discusses his time as a prisoner and his novel "The Riot"
1968 Begins with a reading by Frank Eli from the opening of the book "The Riot." Mr. Elli discusses his early life, his time in three different prisons, and the writing of his book "The Riot," a personal account of a riot in Walla Walla Prison. (Note: last 5 minutes missing)