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  The 90’s, episode 106: All Sorts Of Clowns

  Global Village, NHPRC, Studs Terkel, THE 90's

  Episode 106 of the award-winning TV series The 90’s. This episode is called “ALL SORTS OF CLOWNS” and features the following segments:

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  [Making It In Hollywood raw #56]

  American Way, Making it in Hollywood

  Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. Cissy Colpitts (now Cisse Cameron), an aspiring actress, meets with a casting director from 20th Century Fox Studios. She gives Colpitts a script to review, so that she can audition. After this, the casting director talks to “Making It” director Frank Cavestani about a part that actress Sally Kirkland auditioned for, but didn’t get, explaining why Kirkland was not cast. She also talks about how she got her start in show business (through her parents) and how many people who work in the business get breaks because of family connections.

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  The 90’s, episode 211: Everyday Addictions: Alcohol And Nicotine

  Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll, THE 90's

  Episode 211 of the award-winning TV series The 90’s. This episode is called “EVERYDAY ADDICTIONS: ALCOHOL AND NICOTINE” and features the following segments:

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  [Making It In Hollywood raw #70]

  American Way, Making it in Hollywood, Roots of Video

  Raw footage for the 1976 documentary “Making It In Hollywood,” which follows several actors as they attempt to break into the movie business. Footage taken outside of Schwab’s drugstore on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

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  [Rostenkowski raw #117]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. In this tape, Rostenkowski is on a United Airlines flight to Chicago. The plane lands, and Rostenkowski is greeted at the airport by a throng of reporters eager to question him about his new position as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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  [Rostenkowski raw: New York Democratic convention #4]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Dan Rostenkowski, NHPRC, Politics

  Raw footage from the 1981 documentary “Rostenkowski,” a portrait of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, a powerful figure in Chicago (and national) politics. The crew is on the floor of the convention center at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Rostenkowski is interviewed. He discusses the withdrawal of Senator Edward Kennedy from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. He also discusses the challenges of running the convention. He says the most challenging aspect of running the convention is keeping the media satisfied. At just after eight minutes, someone in the convention hall apparently sets off some firecrackers, startling both Rostenkowski and the camera crew.

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  The 90’s, episode 305: America: Life, Liberty And…

  American Way, THE 90's

  Episode 305 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “AMERICA: LIFE, LIBERTY AND…” and features the following segments:

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  [Once a Star raw : Floyd Patterson #10]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  This tape features raw footage of an interview with boxing legend Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) at a boxing arena in Atlantic City. Taped for the 1985 television series “Once A Star.” Patterson talks about his legendary boxing career and his schooling in Brooklyn, New York.