Miles Kreuger
| Miles Kreuger | |
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| Born |
Miles Kreuger 28 March 1934 New York City, USA |
| Occupation | President: Institute of the American Musical |
Miles Kreuger (born March 28, 1934) is the president and founder of the Institute of the American Musical.[1] He has been called "the foremost expert on the American musical".[2][3]
Life
Kreuger spent his childhood in New York City[4] and saw his first show on Broadway when he was four years old.[5] As a child, he was already fascinated by film archives and explored those at the Museum of Modern Art and other places.[6] He has published various works about the American Musical, and has appeared in numerous documentaries about the subject.[7]
Publications (excerpt)
- The Movie musical from Vitaphone to 42nd Street, as reported in a great fan magazine. New York, Dover Publications 1975.[8]
- Show Boat: The Story of a Classic American Musical. Oxford University Press 1977.[9]
- Souvenir programs of twelve classic movies, 1927-1941. New York, Dover Publications 1977.[10]
- The Warner Bros. musical: (1933–1939). Stanford Theatre Foundation 1990.[11]
Reception
Buff is an insult, a frivolous term; Kreuger, 63, is scholar, curator, expert, tonsured monk of the order of St. Lerner and St. Lowe.
References
- ↑ "LA times: Article about the Institute for its 1997 anniversary.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Article about film-screening and Q&A, mentioning Kreuger.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "New York Times: Article mentioning Miles Kreuger, also calling him an "expert".". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lambert, Alix: Miles Kreuger - Keeping the golden age of Broadway alive. In: LA Weekly, July 15, 2004. Found at: http://www.laweekly.com/columns/miles-krueger-keeping-the-golden-age-of-broadway-alive-2138551". Retrieved 15 March 2015. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Article about Miles Kreuger.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lambert, Alix: Miles Kreuger - Keeping the golden age of Broadway alive. In: LA Weekly, July 15, 2004. Found at: http://www.laweekly.com/columns/miles-krueger-keeping-the-golden-age-of-broadway-alive-2138551". Retrieved 15 March 2015. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Miles Kreuger's filmography on IMDB". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "WorldCat: Entry for the book.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "LA times: Article about the Institute for its 1997 anniversary.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "WorldCat: Entry for the book.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "WorldCat: Entry for the book.". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Acolyte of a Vanishing Art Formby. Article from LA Times, September 07, 1997.". Retrieved 6 November 2014..
External links
- Miles Kreuger at the Internet Movie Database
- LA Times: Article about 25 year jubilee of the Institute from 1997.
- LA Times: Article about Miles Kreuger
- NPR: About the Institute
- Classic Film Astronomy: Article about Miles Kreuger and the Institute
- Article about Miles Kreuger
- WorldCat: Publications by Miles Kreuger
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