King Lear
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation, heavily abridged by William Dawkins, of William Oyler’s 1951 production of King Lear for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The performance was prefaced by Jennings Pierce of KMED radio interviewing Angus L. Bowmer and members of the cast. Oyler then introduced the excerpts from the play.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 11 Aug 1951 at 16:30 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Andrew C. Love
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Angus Bowmer; William Oyler
- Adaptor for Radio
- William Dawkins
- Cast
Richard Graham Lear Barbara Huggins
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- History
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s first NBC broadcast,
Production Company
- Name
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Contact
- Archivist
- archives@osfashland.org
- Web
- http://www.osfashland.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 541 482 2111
- Address
- 15 S Pioneer Street
Ashland
Oregon 97520
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://loc.gov/rr/record External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 707-7833
- Address
- Recorded Sound Reference Centre
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Room LM-113
Washington, DC 20540
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67486 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)