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2026/07/03
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The Hirschfeld Century Podcast looks at the 82-year career of artist Al Hirschfeld through his storied history and greatest works. Al Hirschfeld Foundation Creative Director, David Leopold, and Archives Manager, Katherine Eastman, take a look at Hirschfeld’s drawings of TV, movies, theater, dance, and more.
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Episode 60 – America 250
2026/07/03
Happy 250th Birthday America!
David & Katherine take a journey through the history of the United States of America through productions on Broadway and in Hollywood as drawn by Al Hirschfeld.
From the baptism of Virginia Dare in The Lost Colony to Hirschfeld’s last TV Guide cover of the American Flag in the post 9/11 world, Hirschfeld’s works cover over 200 years of American history.
You can watch David and Katherine in the visual companion of the podcast only on our YouTube Channel!
Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book is out now! You can get a signed copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes.
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TV Historial Figures, 1976
The Lost Colony, 1939
The Crucible
Ben Franklin in Paris, 1964
1776
Show Boat
Jerome Kern
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Irving Berlin
Annie Get Your Gun
Abe Lincoln of Illinois
Mr. Lincoln, 1980
Abraham Lincoln Bust, 1919
Miss Liberty, 1949
Leonard Bernstein
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 1976
Teddy and Alice, 1987
Ragtime, 1998
Rags, 1986
The Ziegfeld Follies/Oklahoma!, 1943
Oklahoma!
George M. Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1989
George M!
Sweet Adeline, 1929
Charles Butterworth
Annie
Of Thee I Sing
Let ‘Em Eat Cake
Louisiana Purchase, 1940
As Thousands Cheer, 1934
Five Smash Hits on the December Stage, 1933
Nine Old Men of the Supreme Court
I’d Rather Be Right, 1938
National Art Week Poster
Billy Rose Proposals, C. 1943
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944
Mr. President, 1962
The Missiles of October, 1974
1968 Presidential Candidates, 1967
Jackie: An American Life, 1997
Perle Mesta is Having a Party, 1960
A&E Biography, 1997
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1999
Angels in America, 1993
Politically Incorrect, 1994
Jackie Mason in The World According to Me, 1986
Johnson Inauguration Gala, 1965
Eisenhower’s Inauguration, After Covarrubius, 1953
My Year in the White House Doghouse, 1969
American Flag for TV Guide, 2001
Assassins, 1991
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Episode 59 – Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book
2026/04/28
Join us for a special look behind the pages of the new book Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book!
David & Katherine share exciting stories about the process of creating the book including how we narrowed down to 25 icons for the book!
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Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book is out now! You can get a signed copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
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Episode 58 – The Belle of Broadway: Hirschfeld Draws Julie Harris (Online Exhibition)
2026/03/27
We’re back with a brand-new year of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast!
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating one of the greatest women in American Theatre, Julie Harris, in our new online exhibition The Belle of Broadway: Hirschfeld Draws Julie Harris. The exhibition is curated by Alan Pally and is available to view now at www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org/exhibitions.
Join David & Katherine as they discuss Hirschfeld’s drawings of Julie Harris from throughout her career and take a look at the making of this online exhibition.
Watch the visual companion to see all the works mentioned in this episode on our YouTube Channel!
Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book is out now! You can get a copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
Our next book, Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book, releases on April 28! Pre-order the book now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
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Julie Harris
The Belle of Amherst, 1976
I Am A Camera, 1951
Cabaret with Liza Minnelli, 1972
Mademoiselle Colombe, 1954
Louis Kronenberger and Al Hirschfeld, 1953
Sam Jaffe
Eli Wallach
Edna Best
Elia Kazan
The Country Wife, 1957
The Member of the Wedding, 1950
Ken Burns Talking About Julie Harris for Our Exhibition
Hamlet, 1964
Listen to the 1964 episode for more information on this production of Hamlet!
Marathon ’33, 1963
Jerry Lewis
Toasts of the Town, 1997
Julie Harris and Christopher Plummer, 1997
Christopher Plummer
First Look at Hirschfeld’s Icons: A Poster Book – Releases April 28
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Episode 57 – The Holiday Special
2025/12/24
Seasons Greetings from the Hirschfeld Century Podcast!
Join David & Katherine as they discuss Al Hirschfeld’s drawings of the holiday season, and discuss one of Hirschfeld’s holiday traditions. Plus we have a special announcement during the episode!
Thank you everyone for a great 2025 and we look forward to more fun in the world of Hirschfeld in 2026!
Watch the YouTube visual companion to see all the works mentioned in this episode: The Holiday Special Visual Companion!
Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book, with Abrams ComicArts, is out now! You can get a copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
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Christmas Card, 1925
‘White Christmas’ Rehearsal, 1936
“Some of the People Who Will Be Coming to Town This Christmas Week”, 1940
Paul Draper and Larry Adler, 1948
Celebrating the Success of ‘Wonderful Town’, 1953
Hearst vs. Pulitzer, 1935
Putting it Together, 1995
My Fair Lady, 1956
Flahooley, 1951
The Ziegfeld Follies and Oklahoma!, 1943
Kukla and Ollie, 1978
The Night Before Christmas, 1941
“Impressions of Current Broadway Hits as seen by a Window Shopper”, 1942
‘The Philadelphia Story’ Program, 1939
Rehearsal for ‘The Pirate’, 1942
She Loves Me, 1963
Here’s Love, 1963
Natalie Wood
Fiddler on the Roof, 1971
Comin’ Uptown, 1979
Beach Blanket Babylon
Steve Silver, 1986
Cabaret Noel, 1993
Patrick Stewart in ‘A Christmas Carol’, 1994
It’s a Wonderful Life
Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
After Preview of ‘White Christmas’, 1954
Irving Berlin
Show Business is No Business
Scrooge, 1970
Lorimar Christmas Ad, 1987
Jane Fonda Head for Lorimar, 1987
What’s My Line with Santa
Treadmill to Oblivion
Junior Miss
Dinah Shore Christmas Special, 1957
George C. Scott in ‘A Christmas Carol’, 1986
Santa Claus on Stage
Santa Playing Pan Pipes, 1983
Santa and his Sleigh, 1984
Self-Portrait with Santa Claus, 1983
Whoopi Goldberg, 1984
David Merrick as Santa, 1964
Pal Joey, 1951
Peter Pan, 1954
New Year’s Eve Special, 1955
Celebrating the Success of ‘Wonderful Town’, 1953
TV Guide Canada Cover, 1999
Elvis Presley, 1968
Elvis Presley, 1956
Mary D’Arcy in ‘Singin’ in the Rain’, 1985
Duke McHale in ‘Babes in Arms’, 1937
Carol Channing in ‘Hello, Dolly!’, 1964
Liza Minnelli, 1999
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Episode 56 – Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book
2025/09/09
David and Katherine take a deep dive at our new book Hirschfeld’s Sondheim!
A deluxe oversized poster book, Hirschfeld’s Sondheim features 25 removable poster pages of Al Hirschfeld’s drawings of Stephen Sondheim productions. On the back of every poster you will find information about each drawing and production.
For the first time ever, you can watch David and Katherine talk on the podcast exclusively on YouTube!
Watch the YouTube visual companion to see all the works mentioned in this episode.
Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book, with Abrams ComicArts, is out now! You can get a copy now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
Every order on our shop helps support the Al Hirschfeld Foundation and our mission to promote theater and support theaters and performing arts institutes.
Listen to the Hirschfeld’s Sondheim Spotify Playlist!
Strokes of Genius: Hirschfeld at the Algonquin, a special exhibition, runs from September 9-20 (closed on the 18th) at The Algonquin Hotel in NYC! Books and artwork are available to purchase.
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Episode 55 – Hirschfeld’s Birth Chart (with Kathy Biehl)
2025/06/26
Katherine sits down with astrologer Kathy Biehl in the latest episode of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast to take a look at Al Hirschfeld’s birth chart!
Follow along as Kathy Biehl reads the astrology charts in the visual companion of this episode. The visual companion also features never-before-seen images of Al Hirschfeld, his friends, and family from our archives!
You can find Kathy Biehl at empowermentunlimited.net
Our latest book, Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book, with Abrams ComicArts, is coming September 9! Pre-order now at AlHirschfeldFoundationShop.org
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Episode 54 – 1975
2025/03/03
David and Katherine time travel 50 years ago to 1975 in our first Hirschfeld Century Podcast episode of 2025!
In a year where Hirschfeld received little work from the New York Times, find out what he was doing throughout the year in films, books, and television, plus a special trip to Japan!
For the first time ever, we’re simultaneously releasing the Visual Companion to the Hirschfeld Century Podcast! Watch the podcast with all of the drawings and images as we discuss them, exclusively on YouTube!
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All Over Town, 1975
The Constant Wife, 1975
Chicago, 1975
A Chorus Line, 1975
Represented on Broadway, 1975
The Wiz (Film), 1978
The Rocky Horror Show (Revival), 2000
The Ritz (Film), 1976
Funny Lady, 1975 (Three Versions)
The Sunshine Boys (Film), 1975
The Sunshine Boys (Stage), 1972
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (Film), 1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (Stage), 1971
Chico and the Man, 1975
Rhoda, 1975
Howard Cosell, 1975
Masterpiece Theatre Drawings
Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1975
She Stoops to Conquer, 1975
Macbeth, 1975
IBM Movies to Remember (1977 and 1979)
Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld, 1941
For more on Prints, check out Episode 41 – Prints for more information on Hirschfeld’s Prints
“Rhythm” Print Series, 1970
Lucille Ball with Fur Stole and Purse, 1975
Charlie Chaplin, 1975
W.C. Fields Print, 1975
Jackie Gleason, 1975
Laurel and Hardy, 1975
Buster Keaton, 1975
Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot, Print from 1959 Drawing
Mae West, 1975
George and Ira Gershwin, 1990
World Premiere, 1975
Self-Portrait, 1975
Richard Anobile Books:
Drat! W.C. Fields Book Cover, 1975
Why a Duck, 1971
“Godfrey Daniels” W.C. Fields in the Barber Shop, 1975
A Fine Mess, 1975
Hooray for Captain Spaulding, 1975
Charlie Award, 1975
Steve Allen
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Kitty Carlisle Hart USO Woman of the Year, 1975
S.J. Perelman’s Eastward Ha!, 1975
Sardi’s (with Warner Bros Characters), 1994
Kabuki Series of Prints, 1976
Pacific Overtures, 1976
Sweet Bye and Bye and Westward, Ha! are the focus of Episode 49, Hirschfeld and Perelman
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Episode 53 – Broadway Poster Art with Nicholas van Hoogstraten
2024/12/20
Today David talks to author Nicholas van Hoogstraten about his brand-new book Broadway Poster Art: 1945-1969 which chronicles the evolution of Broadway posters including many by Al Hirschfeld.
David and Nicholas discuss the making of the book, how certain posters got selected, and the stories of some of the many Al Hirschfeld posters featured in the book.
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Thank you to the Algonquin Hotel for hosting us for this episode.
Happy Holidays to everyone and we’ll see you in the new year with brand-new episodes of the Hirschfeld Century Podcast!
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Ray Bolger in Three to Make Ready, 1946
Ray Bolger in Where’s Charley?, 1949
Ray Bolger
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Poster), 1949
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (New York Times Drawing), 1949
Bell, Book and Candle, 1950
Bonanza Bound, 1947
Man and Superman, 1947
My Fair Lady (Original Poster), 1956
My Fair Lady (Poster with Generic Figures), 1970
Reclining Figure (Both Versions), 1954
Man of La Mancha (Drawing for Poster), 1965
Man of La Mancha (New York Times Drawing), 1965
Hair, 1968
Earl Carroll’s Vanities, 1931
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Episode 52 – Al Hirschfeld Theatre 100th Anniversary
2024/11/15
David and Katherine celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Al Hirschfeld Theatre, formerly the Martin Beck Theatre. Plus, David interviews artist Justin “Squigs” Robertson about his special project celebrating the theatre’s centennial.
Rededicated to Al Hirschfeld on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2003, this is the only Broadway Theatre to ever be named after an artist.
In this episode, learn about the many exciting productions played at the theatre, hear about the star-studded rededication, and join us in celebrating the many performers and creatives whose work appeared on the theatre’s stage.
Thank you Squigs for joining us in this special celebration. Learn more about his work at www.squigsonline.com
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View Squigs’ full work with an interactive identifying key.
Listen to our previous episode with Squigs: Episode 12 with Justin “Squigs” Robertson
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Frank Langella as Dracula, 1977
Kiss Me Kate, 1999 with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie
Harry Houdini, 2002
Bobbe Arnst in A La Carte, 1927
Theatre Guild 1928-29 Season, 1929
The D’ Oyly-Carte Company Prepare to Offer a New Season of Gilbert & Sullivan, 1936
Cabin in the Sky, 1940
Hallelujah, Baby!, 1967
St. Louis Woman, 1946, featuring the Cakewalk
Bye Bye Birdie, 1960
Oliver, 1963
Into the Woods, 1987
The Sound of Music, 1998
Guys and Dolls, 1992
Nathan Lane
A Connecticut Yankee, 1943
Baker Street, 1965
Sweet Smell of Success, 2002
Yellow Jack, 1934
Victoria Regina, 1938
The Iceman Cometh, 1946
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, 1982
Sweet Bird of Youth, 1959
The Rose Tattoo, 1951
Orpheus Descending, 1957
The Pirate Rehearsal, 1942
Say Darling Rehearsal, 1958
Milk and Honey Rehearsal, 1961
My Sister Eileen, 1941
The Grass Harp, 1952
The Curious Savage, 1950
Moon Over Buffalo, 1995
Tropical Revue with Katherine Dunham, 1943
Jacobowsky and the Colonel, 1944
Nancy Walker in Copper and Bass Poster, 1957
Man of La Mancha, 1965
Jerry Zaks
Carol Channing
Arthur Miller
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in The Producers, 2002
Victor Garber
Barbara Cook
Whoopi Goldberg
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Episode 51 – Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot with Emily McGill
2024/10/03
David sits down with Emily McGill, the author of the new Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot deck, to discuss their collaboration on this one-of-a-kind Hirschfeld experience.
The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot Deck is available now online and where most books are sold. Order here!
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Pippin, 1972
Dot from Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 – The Queen of Cups
Candide from Candide, 1997 – 0 the Fool
P.T. Barnum from Barnum, 1997 – I the Magician
Luis Alberto Molina from Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1993 – VIII Strength
Princess Winnifred from Once Upon a Mattress taken from Villain and Sleeping Heroine, 1962 – 4 of Swords
David’s Reading:
Georges Seurat from Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 – 8 of Coins
Willie Sheridan from The Tap Dance Kid, 1984 – Page of Coins
Al Hirschfeld, 1980 – XXI The World
Stephen Sondheim for Sondheim on Sondheim, 1999 – King of Cups
Eva Le Gallienne, 1976 – III The Empress
Bob Fosse in Fosse, 1977 – XII The Hanged Person
Delores Dante from Working, 1978 – 3 of Coins
Velma Kelly from Chicago, 1976 – X Wheel of Fortune
Ariel from The Little Mermaid taken from Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, 1948 – Page of Cups
Jud Fry from Oklahoma! taken from The Unforgiven, 1960 – 5 of Coins
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Episode 50 – 50th Episode Celebration!
2024/09/04
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 1 - Fiddler on the Roof
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
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Episode 49 – Hirschfeld and Perelman
2024/07/24
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
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S.J. Perelman
Walk a Little Faster, 1932
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 [email protected] 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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Episode 48 – Hirschfeld’s Drag Show (Online Exhibition) with Charles Busch
2024/06/11
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
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Charles Busch (Two Drawings)
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
Julie Andrews
Valerie Harper
Hairspray, 2002
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Episode 47 – MGM 100
2024/05/24
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!
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All MGM Images
On Ze Boulevard, 1927
The Green Ghost (Released as "The Unholy Night"), 1929
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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Episode 46 – Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Online Exhibition) with Alan Pally
2024/04/10
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.
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Men About Town: Hirschfeld Draws Noël Coward (Full Exhibition)
About the Noël Coward Foundation
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Nöel Coward
Lillian Gish
Irene Worth
John Gielgud
Barbara Cook
Paula Laurence
Private Lives (Various Productions)
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
Bea Lillie
Set to Music, 1939
Elsa Maxwell
Blithe Spirit
Mildred Natwick
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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TallulahKilgallen 2023/08/31
Sheer Delight!
HIRSCHFELD CENTURY PODCAST is deeply informative to anyone who is interested in the popular culture of the 20th Century, not just Hirschfeld fans or t...
K Sheldon 2023/07/22
You Don’t Know What You’re Missing!!
I have to say, in the world we live in these days, this podcast series and the time spent researching the people/events mentioned in it have been an o...
Gigahaw 2017/09/02
Hear what you don't see
If you spent Sunday mornings looking for Nina in the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, or if you love Broadway's golden and modern age, or...
Squigs 2017/07/08
Fun and interesting reflections on a great artist.
I’m a huge Al Hirschfeld fan and I know a lot about his immense catalog of stunning work, but I still learn tons about the man and his art through thi...
thewillmarshall 2017/07/03
Great insight on both Broadway and the artist himself for the beginner and advanced theatre fan
Simply a must for any broadway fan! Very interesting to hear David discuss the facts and personality of Mr. Hirschfeld as well as the world of enterta...
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