| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 91 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Thomas Antonic. |
| Cast |
Ruth Weiss, Hal Davis, Doug Lynner, Jack Hirschman. |
| Summary |
Legendary Beat poet and jazz performer ruth weiss (deliberately lowercase) grew up in 1920s Vienna, escaped the Nazis in 1938, hung with Jack Kerouac in the 50s, and was still on stage on her 90th birthday in San Francisco. Filmmaker Thomas Antonic accompanied the poetess during her last years, tracing her life as a grand collage that transcended the Beat. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Weiss, Ruth, 1928-2020.
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Poets, American -- California -- San Francisco.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Antonic, Thomas, 1980- film director.
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Davis, Hal, on-screen participant.
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Lynner, Doug, on-screen participant..
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Hirschman, Jack, 1933-2021, on-screen participant.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT15549203 |
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