| TODD DUNCAN: A MIGHTY VOICE | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 11507 |
| Catalog #: | 491600 | |
| Clip Number: | 491600-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31-1377 | |
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| Year Shot: | 1982 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Musicals | |
| Description: | DO NOT USE Still photos. 21.13.30-Still of DUNCAN in backstage room of the theater. DUNCAN recalls his feelings when the National Theater reported that black audiences didn't cause any disruptions at the shows, DUNCAN says that he never thought there would be, some scorn in his voice recounting this story. Stills of DUNCAN in opera performances and film. Shot of bound stageplay of "Lost In the Stars", a dramatization of Alan Paton's novel "Cry the Beloved Country". DUNCAN recalls encountering the story for the first time. Stills of DUNCAN in the performance, audience of DUNCAN singing in the lead. Shot of TODD DUNCAN and Gladys eating at a table on their patio. TODD DUNCAN recalls his childhood introduction to music. Shot of DUNCAN seated at piano, playing. Stills of young DUNCAN in a high school singing group. DUNCAN recalls as a youth that he believed many of the same stereotypes about blackness and appearance, recalls being appalled by the appearance of singer Roland Hayes until he heard Hayes sing. Still of Roland Hayes. DUNCAN says that that day he made up his mind he wanted to be a singer. Even later in his career, seeing Hayes in an audience made him forget the words. 20.19.21-Stills of Duncan with Lyndon Johnson in White House, still of DUNCAN in retirement and arts advocacy. Shot of DUNCAN boarding an Amtrak train, shot of the train pulling out of the station. DUNCAN says that he has a deep sense of fulfillment in his life. 20.20.47-closing credits/audio of PORGY AND BESS number sung by DUNCAN. WETA credit/funding credits/PBS ID 21.22.44--OUT | |
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