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Justice in Film: Jezebel (1938)

jezebel film talks nycJoin us for the New-York Historical Society’s film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors, and historians. This series will explore how film has tackled social conflict, morality, and the perennial struggles between right and wrong that are waged from the highest levels of government to the smallest of local communities.

Jezebel (1938)
Catherine Wyler, in conversation with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, discusses her father’s Antebellum drama in which a Southern belle attempts to win back her ex-fiancé. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent. 104 min.

REMARKS

Catherine Wyler’s career spans the worlds of film, television, and live theater. She’s served as a studio executive, an independent producer, and has held leadership positions at major American cultural institutions. In the 1980s, she was Senior Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures and Director of Cultural and Children’s Programming at PBS. Lesley Stahl has been a correspondent for 60 Minutes since 1991 and was formerly a CBS News White House correspondent.











When: Fri., Apr. 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: Free with admission (pay-what-you-wish)
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jezebel film talks nycJoin us for the New-York Historical Society’s film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors, and historians. This series will explore how film has tackled social conflict, morality, and the perennial struggles between right and wrong that are waged from the highest levels of government to the smallest of local communities.

Jezebel (1938)
Catherine Wyler, in conversation with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, discusses her father’s Antebellum drama in which a Southern belle attempts to win back her ex-fiancé. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent. 104 min.

REMARKS

Catherine Wyler’s career spans the worlds of film, television, and live theater. She’s served as a studio executive, an independent producer, and has held leadership positions at major American cultural institutions. In the 1980s, she was Senior Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures and Director of Cultural and Children’s Programming at PBS. Lesley Stahl has been a correspondent for 60 Minutes since 1991 and was formerly a CBS News White House correspondent.

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