or The Gift of Providence, Rhode Island
The American humorist, screenwriter and playwright S. J. Perelman is 75 this year. To mark this great event WOODY ALLEN , ALBERT HACKETT , LILLIAN HELLMAN , AL HIRSCHFELD), JOHN HOLLANDER , SIDNEY .1. NAMLEREP, ISRAEL SHENKER, SAUL STEINBERG and CASKIE STINNETT talk about his life and work, ED BISHOP reads from the canon. and the Maestro himself makes a few casual asides.
Edited and presented by PHILIP FRENCH