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Episode 1 – Fiddler on the Roof

Episode 50 – 50th Episode Celebration!

September 4, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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We’re celebrating the 50th episode of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast in style with a look back at your favorite episodes. Plus, David and Katherine answer your burning Hirschfeld questions and a few surprises are revealed!

Thank you to everyone for listening for the last 50 episodes. We couldn’t do it without your support and we look forward to telling more stories from the world of Hirschfeld!

Follow along with the show notes to view the works and previous episodes mentioned in this episode. Links for episodes go to alhirschfeldfoundation.org/podcasts. Check your service’s listings for past episodes.

Episode 39 – The Murals of 1958

Episode 49 – Hirschfeld and Perelman

Episode 45 – 1964

Episode 43 – Brooks Atkinson & The Lively Years

Episode 44 – Disney

Episode 23 – Interview with Eric Goldberg

Episode 33 – The Dog Show (Online Exhibition)

Episode 4 – What’s My Line

Episode 36 – Call Her Madam: Sex, Crime, and Fun in Polly Adler’s New York (Online Exhibition with Debbie Applegate)

Episode 32 – It Goes So Fast – Our Town (Online Exhibition with Howard Sherman)

Episode 12 – Justin “Squigs” Robertson

Episode 48 – Hirschfeld’s Drag Show (Online Exhibition with Charles Busch)

Episode 27 – Hal Prince

Alex Trebek, 1999

The West Wing, 2001

Alias, 2002

The King of Queens, 2001

The Nanny, 1999

The Golden Girls, 1991

The Sopranos, 2001

Bust of Abraham Lincoln, 1919

Episode 38 – Bali

Bali Works, 1932

1927 Cubism-inspired works (Rang Tang, Ethel Waters, and Katherine Renwick)

Lorne Michaels (with Zeppo Marx), 1999

Tommy Tune, 2002 (Final Published Hirschfeld Drawing)

Episode 41 – Prints

Evita, 1979

The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck is available now online and where most books are sold. Order here!

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Walk a Little Faster, 1932

Episode 49 – Hirschfeld and Perelman

July 24, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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David and Katherine take a look at the friendship between Al Hirschfeld and satirist S.J. Perelman including their Broadway-bound flop Sweet Bye and Bye, and their subsequent adventures chronicled in the book Westward Ha! or Around the World in 80 Clichés.

Thank you Frank Ferrante for recording Groucho Marx’ farewell speech to Hirschfeld and Perelman. More on Frank Ferrante here: EveningWithGroucho.com

Thank you Robert Bader for the transcript of Groucho Marx’ farewell speech as featured in his book “Grouch Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx”: Order Here

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:

S.J. Perelman

One Touch of Venus, 1943

Dolly Haus

Ogden Nash

Sweet Bye and Bye 2011 Recording on Spotify

Death in Philadelphia, the Creators of Sweet Bye and Bye, 1947

Drawings from Westward Ha!, 1947

Stanley Tucci in Execution of Justice (On the Right), 1986

Groucho Marx

Frank Ferrante as Groucho, 1986

The King and I, 1951

Swiss Family Perelman, 1949

Please write in your questions to us at info@alhirschfeldfoundation.org for our 50th episode special coming in August! Write to us by August 9th with any question you have about the world of Hirschfeld!

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Charles Busch (Two Drawings)

Episode 48 – Hirschfeld’s Drag Show (Online Exhibition) with Charles Busch

June 11, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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David Leopold interviews actor, writer, cabaret performer, and drag legend Charles Busch on his vivid career and his work on the online exhibition Hirschfeld’s Drag Show, celebrating 74 years of performers in drag across 15 drawings by Al Hirschfeld.

Hirschfeld’s Drag Show is available to view now at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions

Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York. Check out The Hirschfeld Package at The Algonquin Hotel

Visit CharlesBusch.com

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in the episode:

Charles Ludlam, 1983

Jose Ferrer

Charley’s Aunt, 1940

Charley’s Aunt (Other Drawings)

Mary Martin as Peter Pan, 1954

Peter Pan (Other Drawings)

Some Like It Hot, 1959

Myra Breckinridge, 1969

La Cage Aux Folles, 1983

Charles Busch in Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, 1986

Goodbye Charlie, 1959

Liza Minnelli

Barbra Streisand

Meghan Robinson in Psycho Beach Party, 1987

Andy Halliday in The Lady in Question, 1989

The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, 2002

Lynne Meadow, 1993

Victor/Victoria, 1995

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The Green Ghost (Released as “The Unholy Night”), 1929

Episode 47 – MGM 100

May 24, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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David and Katherine celebrate MGM’s centennial with a look back at Hirschfeld’s 40+ years working for the studio on many of their iconic films including the Marx Brothers films, Royal Wedding, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, and many more!

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:

All MGM Images

On Ze Boulevard, 1927

Ordeal (Released as “The Ship in Shanghai”), 1929

Hallelujah, 1928

Hirschfeld Stamps

Laurel and Hardy

Min and Bill Poster, 1930

The Wizard of Oz

Promoting Pandemonium! – Selling Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to Depression-Era America Book Ft. Works by Al Hirschfeld

Stan Laurel Mask, 1933

Oliver Hardy Mask, 1933

Charley Chase Mask, 1933

Flying High (Stage and Film)

Marx Brothers (MGM Works)

Cabin in the Sky, 1943

Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld, 1941

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney Films

Strike Up the Band, 1940

Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944

National Velvet, 1944

“Young Girl” AKA Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet, 1944

Thousands Cheer, 1943

Til the Clouds Roll By, 1946

The Ziegfeld Follies, 1946

Kim, 1950

Battleground (Misspoken as “Battlefield”)

An American in Paris, 1951

Singin’ in the Rain, 1952

Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding, 1951

Ray Bolger in Where’s Charley?, 1949

The Night of the Iguana, 1964

Far From the Madding Crowd, 1967

The Odd Couple (Film), 1968

The Sunshine Boys (Film), 1975

Singin’ in the Rain, 1977

A Star is Born, 1977

Another Fine Mess, 1930

Doctor Zhivago, 1965

All MGM Images

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Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noë l Coward (Full Exhibition)

Episode 46 – Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Online Exhibition) with Alan Pally

April 10, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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David sits down with guest curator Alan Pally, a trustee of the Noël Coward Foundation, to discuss our new online exhibition Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward, now available to view at alhirschfeldfoundation.org/exhibitions

Recorded at The Algonquin Hotel in New York, David and Alan look back at Coward’s extraordinary career and the many figures he worked with through Hirschfeld’s drawings.

Important Links:

About the Noël Coward Foundation

The NY Public Library for the Performing Arts

Private Lives (Various Productions)

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne

Gertrude Lawrence

The Red Peppers (from Star!), 1968

Private Lives, 1931

Daniel Massey

Raymond Massey

Laurence Olivier

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Private Lives, 1983

Joan Collins in Private Lives, 1992

Maggie Smith and John Standing in Private Lives, 1976

Design For Living, 1984

Tammy Grimes

Look After Lulu, 1959

Carol Channing

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1949

High Spirits, 1964

Uta Hagen

Hirschfeld Century Podcast – Episode 45: 1964

Oh, Coward!, 1987

Marlene Dietrich

Waiting in the Wings, 1999

Dana Ivey in Present Laughter, 1982

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The Best Man (“Movies to Remember” Series), 1979

Episode 45 – 1964

March 22, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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David and Katherine look back 60 years ago to a year that was full of exciting works from Al Hirschfeld: 1964!

Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly!, Funny Girl and more premiered on Broadway; My Fair Lady and The Best Man hit the big screen; and Hirschfeld introduces two new series of drawings: “Famous Feuds” and “Unlikely Casting”.

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:

The Best Man (Broadway), 1960

My Fair Lady (Film), 1964

The Train, 1964

Tribute to Harold Mirisch, 1964

The Yellow Rolls Royce, 1964

“Famous Feuds” Series

Famous Feuds: Mona Lisa and Rembrandt’s Aristotle, 1963

Famous Feuds: The Beatles vs. the Singing Nun, 1964

Famous Feuds: Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg, 1964

Jimmy Durante as Alfred Smith, 1937

Mary Pickford as Adolf Hitler, 1937

“Be A Television Writer, Earn No Money”, 1964

S.J. Perelman with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1964

Walter Kerr, 1979

Alec Guinness in Dylan, 1964

Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!, 1964

Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl with Fanny Brice Photo, 1964

Original Cast of Fiddler on the Roof, 1964

Josephine Baker, 1964

Richard Rodgers

The King & I Revival, 1964

The Merry Widow Revival, 1964

Porgy & Bess Revival, 1964

Donald Pleasance in Poor Bitos”, 1964

Ready When You Are, C.B., 1964

“Unlikely Casting” Series for Playbill, 1964

David Merrick

Fade Out Fade In Poster, 1964

Carol Burnett

Moon Over Buffalo, 1995

El San Juan Hotel Ads

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“Mickey Mouse Can Be All Things To All Men”, 1937

Episode 44 – Disney

February 14, 2024 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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The Al Hirschfeld Foundation team celebrates Disney’s 100th anniversary through Al Hirschfeld’s unique relationship with the company including Hirschfeld’s critical reviews of early Disney films, his depictions of their characters, and Disney Animation’s tributes to Hirschfeld in the films Aladdin and Fantasia 2000!

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:

Hollywood Party, 1934

Marge Champion

Alexander King

Hirschfeld’s Reviews of Disney Films

Walt Disney, 1938 (For Snow White Review)

Ray Bolger

Eric Goldberg Interview on “The Hirschfeld Century Podcast” (2019)

New International Casino, 1937

The Movies, 1954

Television Personalities/Me and the Set, 1955

Ice Capades, 1958 (with the Seven Dwarfs)

Freddie Trinkler in Stars on Ice, 1942

Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine)

Disney Characters Around the Algonquin Round Table, 1973

The Algonquin Round Table, 1962

Mary Poppins, 1990 (Two Drawings)

Americans in London (w/Walt Disney), 1952

Omnibus, 1952 (Featuring Walt Disney and Scenes from Peter Pan)

Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine)

“Noises Off” Poster, 1992

Eric Goldberg (w/ the Genie), 1995

Solid Sender from “Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld”, 1941

George Gershwin

Mitzi Mayfair

Carl Barks, 1999

Brad Bird and Family, 2002

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The Beautiful People, 1941

Episode 43 – Brooks Atkinson & The Lively Years

November 6, 2023 ~ David Leopold ~ Leave a comment

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David & Katherine celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Lively Years, a collaboration by Al Hirschfeld and his friend, theater critic Brooks Atkinson, featuring over 80 old and new drawings by Hirschfeld looking back at over 50 years of American theatre.

Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:

Summer and Smoke, 1952

Arthur Miller

Sidney Lumet

Critic and Artist Escaping the Theater, 1948

Guys and Dolls, 1950

The Iceman Cometh, 1946

The Cradle Will Rock, 1938 (with added “Nina”)

Born Yesterday, 1946 (Right Side)

Henry Hull in Tobacco Road (1935)

Winterset – 1935 & 1973

Idiot’s Delight (1973)

Golden Boy (1973)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois: 1938 (Original) – 1971 (Pulitzer Prize series) – 1973

Watch On The Rhine: 1941 – 1973

There Shall Be No Night: 1940 – 1973

The Skin of Our Teeth: 1942 – 1973

Bury The Dead, 1973

Osgood Perkins (Lively Years Cover), 1973

One Third of a Nation, 1973

Nathan George in No Place To Be Somebody, 1973

Lost In The Stars: Black Theater Makers Drawn By Hirschfeld – Online Exhibition

Hair, 1968

West Side Story, 1957

Raisin in the Sun, 1973

Lena Horne

Hirschfeld’s Original Drawings for The Lively Years (1973)

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