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Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American stage, film, radio and television actress whose career spanned over 60 years. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day (1971), Deathtrap (1978–82), Ring Round the Moon (1999) and Dinner at Eight (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for Father's Day. Her other Broadway credits included Equus (1974–77), Ivanov (1997) and Deuce (2007). She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
Seldes was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Alice Wadhams Hall, a socialite, and Gilbert Seldes, a journalist, author and editor. Her uncle was journalist George Seldes. She had one brother, Timothy. Seldes's paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and her mother was from a "prominent WASP family," the "Episcopalian blue-blooded Halls." She had a brother, Timothy, and grew up in a creative environment, studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Her maternal aunt, Marian Wells Hall (died 1972), was a prominent interior decorator.
The American Theatre Wing and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts bring you The American Theatre Wing's "Guide to Working in the Theatre". Marian Seldes Theodore S. Chapin - Moderator For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
By the way, to anyone who is enjoying this work on our BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE FILM TRILOGY and would like to see it reach the public, you can help by making a 100% tax-deductible donation to our film at the link below - and you can do it in about 60 seconds. No donation is too small - or too big ;-) And this film will be preserving the past and helping to create the future in theatre for generations after we are gone. THANK YOU! (Please Copy & Share) Rick McKay http://thefield.org/sa/549356 Here is a tribute to my pal Marian Seldes, one of the great actresses of the stage of the last century and well into this one. Marian passed away yesterday, leaving many of us devastated. However, she lived a long, full life and touched many, many people with her work. In her later career she was kn...
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Since Marian Seldes's Broadway debut in 1947 she has performed in a wide variety of productions and been nominated for the Tony Award five times. Seldes discusses her long career, her focus on physicality while portraying a character, and her experiences teaching and directing young actors at Juilliard. Tape Date: 9/22/2003 The acclaimed television series 'Women in Theatre' provides a unique look into the lives of some of the gifted women who create and sustain theatre in the United States -- with major directors, designers, actors, lyricists, composers and producers -- conducted by Linda Winer, theatre critic for Newsday. The series' theme song is "The Glamorous Life" from 'A Little Night Music' by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Alex Rybeck, noted pianist and music director. Watch more...
Veteran actresses Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes discuss their careers in the theater and their roles in Terrance McNally's new play DEUCE. Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.) The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and...
Four actors with long and varied careers on stage—Richard Easton, Robert Prosky, Marian Seldes and Frances Sternhagen—recall their own experiences starting out in the business and offer a few tips on how to sustain a life in the theatre. Originally taped - January, 2005 For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
The Haunting movie clips: http://j.mp/1Jd63H8 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/wxhgMa Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Mrs. Dudley (Marian Seldes) welcomes" Eleanor ("Lili Taylor) to Hill House. FILM DESCRIPTION: In the 1860's, industrialist Hugh Crain financed the construction of Hill House, a beautiful but forbidding mansion where Crain hoped to house a wife and children. However, Crain died an unexplained death at Hill House, and ever since tales have circulated that the mansion is haunted by evil spirits. 130 years later, Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson), long fascinated by the Hill House legend, brings three people there for what he tells them will be a study in sleep disorders. Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is outwardly brave, but it soon become...
In memory of actress Marian Seldes, Theater Talk presents an encore of our 2007 interview with her and Angela Lansbury in which the veteran actresses discuss their careers acting (and in Seldes case, teaching acting as well) and their roles on Broadway in Terrence McNally's play Deuce.
Marian Seldes's 1967 Tony Award (for her performance in Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance") was stolen. She was given a replacement at the Tony eve reception - the evening before receiving a 2010 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
A two-part interview with actress Marian Seldes begins in Part I with a photomontage of the star of stage and screen, including theatre appearances in "The Chalk Garden" (1955), "Gertrude Stein" (1991), and the dazzling Edward Albee play, "3 Tall Women" (1994). Ms. Seldes talks about her Tony Award for Albee's "A Delicate Balance" (1966), her 4 Tony nominations, and her Drama Desk award.
With more than 200 years of combined theatre experience among them, our guests - stage veterans Philip Bosco, John Cullum, Marian Seldes and Carole Shelley - discuss the breaks that got each of their careers started; how they handle the situation on stage when they or their co-stars forget their lines; how they feel about serving as understudies; the audition process; their successes and failures; and they share stories of working with such other legends as Sir John Gielgud, Joseph Papp, Morris Carnovsky, Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Geraldine Page, George Cukor, Myron McCormick and Ruth Gordon. Stage Veterans 2009 also includes a short tribute to the late Robert Prosky, who appeared on the prior Stage Veterans edition of Working in the Theatre in 2005. An acclaimed fixture on New Yor...
S05E24 General Electric Theater - The Victorian Chaise Lounge - March 17, 1957 Joan Fontaine, Marian Seldes, Bruce Lester, Sydney Smith A woman buys a Victorian chaise with strange powers. She she falls asleep on it, she's transported back 100 years where she lives as another person. The whole while, she's aware that she really belongs in the 20th century. Series Premise: The program was broadcast every Sunday evening at 9:00 pm EST, beginning February 1, 1953, and ending May 27, 1962. Each of the estimated 209 television episodes was an adaptation of a novel, short story, play, film, or magazine fiction with different Actors each week. The actors included well known and up-and-coming film stars as well as new stars of the developing television industry. On September 26, 1954, Ronald ...
Friday April 12 at Midnight Theater Talk welcomes actresses Mercedes Ruehl and Marian Sledes. They discuss "Albee's Women," the female characters of playwright Edward Albee and share their experiences bringing them to the stage. Ruehl is now appearing on Broadway in Edward Albee's latest play "The Goat." She has also played Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Seldes appeared last season in Albee's "The Play About the Baby" and was one of the original "Three Tall Women." Tape Date: 4/12/2002 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekl...
512kb Version,the source (Quelle): archive.org/details/StudioOneTheTrialOfJohnPeterZengerPaulNickell Director: Paul Nickell Writer: Irve Tunick Original Air Date: 12 January 1953 (Season 5, Episode 16) Cast: Eddie Albert, Marian Seldes Intro: freedom of speech 言论自由
Marian Seldes on Working In The Theatre (2009) Watch this entire episode here: http://youtu.be/c-MQlmDdSAk
Marian Seldes, Myra Carter, Jordan Baker - Edward Albee's original THREE TALL WOMEN - interviewed by Richie Ridge for Broadway Beat, part 1.
Actress MARIAN SELDES, then giving a critically acclaimed performance in Terrence McNally's DEDICATION OR THE STUFF OF DREAMS. Also on the program, WARREN LEIGHT, whose equally acclaimed new play, NO FOREIGNERS BEYOND THIS POINT is being presented by the Ma-Yi Theatre Company at The Culture Project. Original tape date: October 15, 2005.
Marian Hall Seldes (23 August 1928 - 6 October 2014) "Pay Your Tribute" Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIP3ooo Facebook: https://facebook.com/RIP3ooo Google+: https://plus.google.com/103940510051527837606 "Share Your Good Thoughts" Tumblr: http://rip3ooo.tumblr.com Nowvia: https://www.nowvia.com/RIP3ooo Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/rip3ooo
Since Marian Seldes's Broadway debut in 1947 she has performed in a wide variety of productions and been nominated for the Tony Award five times. Seldes discusses her long career, her focus on physicality while portraying a character, and her experiences teaching and directing young actors at Juilliard. Tape Date: 9/22/2003 The acclaimed television series 'Women in Theatre' provides a unique look into the lives of some of the gifted women who create and sustain theatre in the United States -- with major directors, designers, actors, lyricists, composers and producers -- conducted by Linda Winer, theatre critic for Newsday. The series' theme song is "The Glamorous Life" from 'A Little Night Music' by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Alex Rybeck, noted pianist and music director. Watch more...
Theater Talk presents an interview with legendary actress Marian Seldes. Seldes is appearing in Edward Albee's new play “The Play About the Baby.” Seldes discusses the craft of acting, her longevity in the theater and the influence on her work of her second husband Garson Kanin. Tape Date: 1/13/2001 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since ...
The American Theatre Wing and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts bring you The American Theatre Wing's "Guide to Working in the Theatre". Marian Seldes Theodore S. Chapin - Moderator For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
In memory of actress Marian Seldes, Theater Talk presents an encore of our 2007 interview with her and Angela Lansbury in which the veteran actresses discuss their careers acting (and in Seldes case, teaching acting as well) and their roles on Broadway in Terrence McNally's play Deuce.
Theater journalists Jesse Green of "New York Magazine," Patrick Healy of "The NY Times," and Michael Musto of "The Village Voice" review the Tony Awards ceremony and it's impact. Also, we are joined by Tony Lifetime Achievement Award winner Marian Seldes. Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its f...
A two-part interview with actress Marian Seldes begins in Part I with a photomontage of the star of stage and screen, including theatre appearances in "The Chalk Garden" (1955), "Gertrude Stein" (1991), and the dazzling Edward Albee play, "3 Tall Women" (1994). Ms. Seldes talks about her Tony Award for Albee's "A Delicate Balance" (1966), her 4 Tony nominations, and her Drama Desk award.
Legendary actress Marian Seldes, winner of a 2010 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, explains why whe values our program
George Seldes (/ˈsɛldəs/ SEL-dəs[aa]; November 16, 1890 in Alliance Colony, New Jersey -- July 2, 1995 in Windsor, Vermont) was an American investigative journalist and media critic. The writer and critic Gilbert Seldes was his younger brother. Actress Marian Seldes is his niece. Influenced by Lincoln Steffens, his career began when he was nineteen years old and was hired at the Pittsburgh Leader. In 1914, he was appointed night editor of the Pittsburgh Post. In 1916, he went to the United Press in London and, starting in 1917, during World War I, he moved to France to work at the Marshall Syndicate. While there, he interviewed Paul von Hindenburg, the supreme commander of the German Army. Hindenburg commented on the defeat of Germany in the war, including U.S. involvement; however this ...
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with actress Angela Lansbury about her life and career.
Marian Hall Seldes (23 August 1928 - 6 October 2014) "Pay Your Tribute" Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIP3ooo Facebook: https://facebook.com/RIP3ooo Google+: https://plus.google.com/103940510051527837606 "Share Your Good Thoughts" Tumblr: http://rip3ooo.tumblr.com Nowvia: https://www.nowvia.com/RIP3ooo Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/rip3ooo
Friday April 12 at Midnight Theater Talk welcomes actresses Mercedes Ruehl and Marian Sledes. They discuss "Albee's Women," the female characters of playwright Edward Albee and share their experiences bringing them to the stage. Ruehl is now appearing on Broadway in Edward Albee's latest play "The Goat." She has also played Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Seldes appeared last season in Albee's "The Play About the Baby" and was one of the original "Three Tall Women." Tape Date: 4/12/2002 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekl...
On May 19, 2009, I videotaped an interview with Marian Seldes, interviewed by Kathy Searle for BroadwaySpace.com (a site that sadly no longer exists). We were at the New Dramatists ceremony for honoring Horton Foote. Marian was there and such a gentle, delightful woman. Watch for the interview, click on this link to learn more about the event: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/new-dramatists-honors-late-playwright-horton-foote-may-19-161021
By the way, to anyone who is enjoying this work on our BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE FILM TRILOGY and would like to see it reach the public, you can help by making a 100% tax-deductible donation to our film at the link below - and you can do it in about 60 seconds. No donation is too small - or too big ;-) And this film will be preserving the past and helping to create the future in theatre for generations after we are gone. THANK YOU! (Please Copy & Share) Rick McKay http://thefield.org/sa/549356 Here is a tribute to my pal Marian Seldes, one of the great actresses of the stage of the last century and well into this one. Marian passed away yesterday, leaving many of us devastated. However, she lived a long, full life and touched many, many people with her work. In her later career she was kn...
Marian Seldes and Sarah Ruhl arrive on the Audemars Piguet Red Carpet at the 2010 Tony Awards. Video courtesy of NY1 News.
Marian Seldes, Myra Carter, Jordan Baker - Edward Albee's original THREE TALL WOMEN - interviewed by Richie Ridge for Broadway Beat, part 1.
Subscribe for more videos like this: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=92Yplus Tennessee Williams was an American treasure and one of our preeminent playwrights, having been awarded top theatrical awards including the Pulitzer Prize twice, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards twice, a Tony Award and more. He would have observed his 100th birthday in March of 2011, and it seems like the whole world is commemorating his centenary, 92nd Street Y included. Watch Alec Baldwin, Zoe Caldwell, Olympia Dukakis, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Marian Seldes, Angelica Torn, Eli Wallach and others for an evening of readings and remembrances in A Celebration of Tennessee Williams—in collaboration with New Directions Publishing and the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival. Follow us ...
Veteran actresses Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes discuss their careers in the theater and their roles in Terrance McNally's new play DEUCE. Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.) The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and...