Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

  • The poetry of Gertrude Stein (Part 3 of 6)

    Continued tomorrow (series) presents the prose and poetry of Gertrude Stein. On April 28th of this year (1972), a 24 hour marathon reading of Stein’s works was held at the St. Marks Church in the Bowery. Participating readers at that event included Anne Waldman, Rochelle Owens, John Cage, Richard Kostelonitz, Ed Sanders, and Allen Ginsberg.…

  • Gertrude Stein: a feminist look at the woman and the author / produced by Linda Schiffman

    A historical and critical documentary about writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). Different voices are used to recreate people in Stein’s life, as well as Stein herself (played by Eleanor Sully, former head of Drama and Literature Department at KPFA). Others at KPFA in the cast include: Ellen Dubrowin (subscription registrar); Kathy McAnally (Public Affairs Dept.); Warren…

  • The lesbian in literature (Episode 3 of 4)

    Cynthia Secor and Janet Cooper discuss the lesbian in literature at the 2nd Gay Academic Union Conference in New York City, 1974. Janet Cooper of the American Library Association (ALA)’s Task Force on Gay Liberation (TFGL) speaks on female crushes, friendships, and affections in children’s literature prior to the 1920’s. Author Cynthia Secor, PhD, Chairperson…

  • Who was Gertrude Stein? / David Mauro.

    A biographical sketch of the progressive woman author, Gertrude Stein.

  • The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, read by Alice B. Toklas

    Alice Toklas reading from The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook. From the folio “It isn’t really an autobiography, of course, because it was written by Gertrude Stein, which is known as too many ironies in the fire. This selection is taken from the Verve record (MGV-15017),…

  • On her life and expatriation : Gertrude Stein / produced by Marilyn Pittman.

    Biographical documentary from readings, narration, and a recreated interview, which traces the major events in the life of Gertrude Stein. Includes a reading of a passage from Alice B. Toklas, selections from Stein’s children’s books, and a selection from an opera she authored. The program also explores her life as an expatriate who loves the…

  • Sound voyages / produced by Andy Weiss.

    Exploratory documentary on sound and how it affects us. Weiss examines noise pollution, healing, art, and mysticism. Includes the voices of John Cage, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Gertrude Stein, Adolf Hitler, Laurie Anderson, Allen Ginsberg, Inayat Khan, Allan Watts, and more.

  • The Making of Gertrude Stein / Janet Hobhouse ; interviewed by Charles Ruas.

    Charles Ruas discusses Gertrude Stein with Janet Hobhouse, author of a 1976 biography of Stein entitled “Everybody Who Was Anybody”, recorded May 11, 1976. Hobhouse discusses the influence of automatic writing on Gertrude Stein’s work and about the origins of her novel The Making of Americans. Originally aired as part 8 of a series on…

  • The lesbian in literature (Episode 3 of 4, Part 2 of 2)

    Cynthia Secor, Janet Cooper and Virginia Apuzzo discuss sensuous women in the literature of James Joyce and Gertrude Stein, patriarchy, and changes in children’s literature in response to these issues. Janet Cooper speaks on female crushes, friendships, and affections in children’s literature prior to the 1920’s. Cynthia Secor compares the sensuous women in Stein vs.…