Elliot Norton Interviews; Josh Logan

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Series
Elliot Norton Interviews
Episode
Josh Logan
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-183416tr6k
NOLA Code
ENIL
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Description
Episode Description
Joshua Logan, a veteran of two areas of the entertainment world, openly and frankly outlines some of the problems of the theater on Broadway and in Hollywood during this episode. His predictions for the future of the New York theater are not altogether optimistic; he sees increasing costs and various kinds of censorship curtailing the producers freedom. The program finds Logan and his interviewer, Elliot Norton, in a set that gives the illusion of being a huge empty theater. The discussion begins with the problem of handling controversial subjects in motion pictures, with Fanny used as the example. Mr. Logan comments on the changing moral climate in Hollywood. The talk moves to Broadway, and the economic difficulties that are forcing producers to mount only a certain type of play. Such economics, according to Mr. Logan, are forcing the theater to conform to the will of pressure groups. He wonders whether this pressure will kill freedom of expression in the theater and concludes by suggesting that we may have to let the theater die in order to save it. Josh Logan with Elliot Norton is a production of WGBH-TV in Boston. This 30 minute program was produced in 1961. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
Elliot Norton Interviews brings together nine interviews conducted by Boston drama critic Elliot Norton for the National Educational Television audience.
Broadcast Date
1963-05-01
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Talk Show
Topics
Performing Arts
Theater
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:29
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Credits
Guest: Logan, Joshua
Host: Norton, Elliot
Producer: Harney, Greg
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Duration: 0:30:00
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-7 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Duration: 0:30:00
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Duration: 0:30:00
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Duration: 0:30:00
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-8 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Duration: 0:30:00
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1187675-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Citations
Chicago: “Elliot Norton Interviews; Josh Logan,” 1963-05-01, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 6, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-183416tr6k.
MLA: “Elliot Norton Interviews; Josh Logan.” 1963-05-01. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 6, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-183416tr6k>.
APA: Elliot Norton Interviews; Josh Logan. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-183416tr6k