Michael Beers The Day After Interview

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Title

Michael Beers The Day After Interview

Subject

Day After (Motion Picture)
Lawrence (Kan.) -- History
Nuclear war
Nuclear weapons
Kansas Public Radio (Lawrence, Kan.)

Description

Segments from an interview with Michael Beers conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of nuclear war, which was set and filmed primarily in Lawrence, Kansas. The KPR special aired on November 12, 2013. The interview was conducted at the Watkins Museum of History on June 28, 2012. Beers had a small speaking role in the film as a soldier handing out supplies. He describes having difficulty remembering his lines, riding on a bus with star Steve Gutenberg, and trying to break into acting afterward.

Creator

Beers, Michael
McIntyre, Kaye

Source

"The Day After": Thirty Years Later (KPR Presents)

Publisher

Watkins Museum of History (Lawrence, Kan.)

Rights

Published with the permission of Michael Beers. This work is the intellectual property of the Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may freely copy, modify, and share this Item for noncommercial purposes if they include the original source information. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Relation

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
To listen to the Kansas Public Radio special that includes this interview, go to https://kansaspublicradio.org/show/programs-kpr-presents/2013-11-12/kpr-news-day-after-thirty-years-later

Format

WAV (audio recording)

Language

eng

Type

Oral History

Identifier

MichaelBeers1.wav
MichaelBeers2.wav

Coverage

Lawrence (Kan.)
1983

Date Created

2012-06-28

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

McIntyre, Kaye

Interviewee

Beers, Michael

Location

Lawrence (Kan.)

Original Format

WAV

Duration

MichaelBeers1.wav: 00:02:09
MichaelBeers2.wav: 00:02:10

Bit Rate/Frequency

705 kbps

Files

MichaelBeers1.wav
MichaelBeers2.wav

Collection

Citation

Beers, Michael and McIntyre, Kaye, “Michael Beers The Day After Interview,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 5, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/2105.

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