Highlights

Jac Venza on producing dance documentaries for NET and on working with George Balanchine

02:45

Jac Venza on The Adams Chronicles

03:46

Jac Venza on the creation of Great Performances

05:48

Jac Venza on bringing musical theater productions by Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber to Great Performances

02:32

Jac Venza on developing new techniques for filming dance on Great Performances: Dance in America

02:32

Jac Venza on the logistics of getting cameras, lights, and sound equipment in theaters to tape Great Performances; on sponsorship by Exxon and Texaco

02:43

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Susan Lacy

Susan Lacy on working with Jac Venza, her mentor, on Great Performances at WNET; on his passion for a drama series on PBS and how that resulted in her developing American Masters

07:38

George Takei

George Takei on the TV movie The Year of the Dragon (1975)

04:03

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Jac Venza

In his three-hour interview, Jac Venza (1926-2024) talks about his early years and moving to New York City for a career in theater. He describes going to work for CBS All views expressed by interviewees are theirs alone and not necessarily those of the Television Academy.

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