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Title:

Woodlawn / a Minds Eye Pictures production in association with Souleado Entertainment ; producers, Connie Edwards, Josh Miller ; director, Trevor Grant ; written by Shauna Fraser, Fred Yackman.

Publisher:

Film Ideas

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

1 videodisc (23 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Woodlawn Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Cemeteries--History.
Sepulchral monuments--New York.--New York.

Other Authors:

Purdy, Rick.
Grant, Trevor.
Edwards, Connie.
Miller, Josh.
Minds Eye Pictures (Firm).
Souleado Entertainment.
Film Ideas (Firm).

Notes:

Narrator, Rick Purdy.

Summary:

Since 1865, people of all faiths have been buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Today, over 50,000 people per year visit the cemetery to view its grand tombs and mausoleums. Famous burials include Irving Berline, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Barbara Woolworth Hutton, Bat Masterson.
This 28 part series explores the residents, history, art and mystique of the most renowned cemeteries of the world. The intriguing history of the cemetery itself is the backdrop to the exploration of its most fascinating residents.

Series:

Great cemeteries of the world ; 26

ISBN:

1575579901
9781575579900

Locations:

D3PA284 -- Colesburg Public Library (Colesburg)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)