- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of comedian Jack Benny answering questions from the press about his career and involvement with music in Atlanta, March 30, 1965
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
- Date of Original:
- 1965-03-30
- Subject:
- Arts
Benefit performances
Comedians--Interviews
Music--Humor
Music appreciation
Violinists--Interviews - People:
- Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from March 30, 1965, shows comedian Jack Benny answering questions from several members of the press (off camera). The interview occurred in Atlanta, where Benny was scheduled to give a benefit concert for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Interview topics include Benny's start in comedy, his history with music and the violin, his career and relationship with other comedians, and his love of doing benefit work with orchestras. A concept drawing of the planned Atlanta Memorial Cultural Center (later Arts Center) is visible behind him. At the end of the clip he is seen talking with two unidentified white men.
Title supplied by cataloger. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn47998
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn47998
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn47998
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn47998/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn47998, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of comedian Jack Benny answering questions from the press about his career and involvement with music in Atlanta, March 30, 1965, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1261, 3:51/13:39, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 9 mins., 48 secs.): black-and-white, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-
