Perry Miller Adato Papers, 1940-1974

Summary Information

Title: Perry Miller Adato Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1940-1974

Creator:
  • Adato, Perry Miller
Call Number: U.S. Mss 181AN; Audio 741A; AB 773-778; CA 574-575; DC 810-811; GA 073; SCA 001-217

Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet (2 archives boxes), 228 cans of film, and 3 tape recordings

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers, 1940-1974, of Perry Miller Adato, a female producer-director of television documentaries for NET and WNET. Included are outtakes, dailies, soundtracks, and shot lists from Dylan Thomas, the World I Breathe (1968), which won an Emmy Award; Eames at MoMA (1973), The 40's: The Great Radio Comedians (1972), and other titles by Adato or with which she was associated. For Radio Comedians there are progressive script drafts and transcripts of interviews with Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, George Burns, Bing Crosby, Jim Jordan, and Arch Oboler.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0181an
 ↑ Bookmark this ↑