Marc Connelly

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Opens with talk by Chet Huntley, NBC news anchorman and author of "The Generous Years: Remembrances of a Frontier Boyhood." He speaks about his boyhood in Montana. He delights the audience ...

A recollection of the culture and work of screenwriters at the major studios in Hollywood. Hosted by Sylvia Sydney.

Franchot Tone conducts a guided tour through the great Hollywood studios at the luxurious peak.

The impact of movies on the morals of three decades, the problem of movie censorship and how to outwit the censors are all discussed. Hosted by Wendy Barrie.

This is a recording of the 1954 awards ceremony of the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. The host, Archibald MacLeish, begins the ceremony with an address about the trial of art-making in America in terms of community, censorship and its complicated relationship to science.

This is a recording of the 1953 awards ceremony of the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. The host, Archibald MacLeish, provides opening remarks and introduces Louis Kronenberger who inducts ten new members.

Next Marc Connelly reads the names of the winners with ...