Series
Louisiana Legends
Episode
Rex Reed
Producing Organization
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Contributing Organization
Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/17-10wq07m2
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Description
Episode Description
This episode of the series Louisiana Legends from April 8, 1983, features an interview with Rex Reed conducted by Gus Weill. Reed is a film critic, who has worked for several magazines and newspapers, including Vogue, the New York Times, and the New York Observer. He discusses: his familys constant moves during his childhood; coping with the moves through the world of film; his friendships with various Southern authors, including Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams; experiencing his first success as a writer by interviewing Buster Keaton and Jean-Paul Belmondo at the Venice Film Festival; and his involvement in the aftermath of the shooting of John Lennon at the Dakota Building in New York.
Episode Description
This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from April 8, 1983, features an interview with Rex Reed conducted by Gus Weill. Reed is a film critic, who has worked for several magazines and newspapers, including Vogue, the New York Times, and the New York Observer. He discusses: his family's constant moves during his childhood; coping with the moves through the world of film; his friendships with various Southern authors, including Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams; experiencing his first success as a writer by interviewing Buster Keaton and Jean-Paul Belmondo at the Venice Film Festival; and his involvement in the aftermath of the shooting of John Lennon at the Dakota Building in New York.
Series Description
"Louisiana Legends is a talk show hosted by Gus Weill. Weill has in-depth conversations with Louisiana cultural icons, who talk about their lives. "
Broadcast Date
1983-03-27
Date
1983-04-08
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Talk Show
Topics
Local Communities
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:00
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Credits
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Host: Weill, Gus
Interviewee: Reed, Rex
Producer: Fowler, Ken
Producer: Breazeale, Kathryn
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: C59 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:28:28
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Citations
Chicago: “Louisiana Legends; Rex Reed,” 1983-03-27, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 14, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-10wq07m2.
MLA: “Louisiana Legends; Rex Reed.” 1983-03-27. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 14, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-10wq07m2>.
APA: Louisiana Legends; Rex Reed. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-10wq07m2