Underwood, Bill - Interview

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Underwood, Bill - Interview

Item number (ISN):

176689

Series title:

Voice of the Pioneer

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

176689

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record Information – Details

Fonds/collection:

MCNEIL, Bill

Accession:

1981-0111

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1976-10

Production company:

Bill McNeil (Interviewer)

Description:

Interview of Bill Underwood of Toronto who talks about his memories of early show business and some of the famous people he has met during his lifetime. As a youth, Underwood recalls being signed up as a Boy Scout by Lord Baden-Powell. Later, Underwood began working as a "cue boy" and stagehand at the vaudeville houses in Britain where he became acquainted with the vaudeville stars of the day, in particular, Gracie Fields, Harry Houdini and Charlie Chaplin. Underwood served in World War I as a bugler and discusses meeting John McCrae, author of the poem "In Flander's Fields", and the woman behind the song "Mademoiselle of Armentiers".

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Interview prepared for broadcast on the CBC Radio series VOICE OF THE PIONEER in three installments, on October 17, 24 and 31, 1976.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

176463

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1981-0111/046

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical Description:

POLY

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

651345

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

176689-1981-0111-046.WAV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

1981-0111/046

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

651364

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

176689-1981-0111-046.MP3

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

1981-0111/046

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

965996

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A1 2019-12-0003

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CD

Duration:

72:00

Made from:

380551-1975-0098-213.wav
176689-1981-0111-046.wav

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

175951

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C09717

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

1988-0514/19
1981-0111/046
1985-0606/19
1985-0606/20
1985-0606/21

Status:

MASTER
Ordering and Viewing Options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

A1 2019-12-0003

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permisson of Bill McNeilCBC has rights only for one broadcast of VOICE OF THE PIONEER.Contact for Bill McNeil: Dawn McNeil Lemaire.

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