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SINGING THE PRAISES OF "SONG OF MYSELF" WITH RIP TORN

6/26/2015

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In 1976, CBS aired a critically praised Walt Whitman biography named after one of Whitman's best-known poems. "Song of Myself" was a short film presented under the auspices of "The American Parade," which presented a series of programs about prominent American figures around the Bicentennial celebration. Rip Torn played Whitman, and Dad was hired to do the complicated aging makeup, always an O'Bradovich specialty. Torn was impressive and the program was well received. It was one among many pleasurable small projects that gave Dad his professional fulfillment. Torn and he became friends after the production ended. And, on a side note: a friend recently told me that he attended a Rip Torn retrospective in which the actor presented his favorite TV and movie performances. Among them? "Song of Myself."

Here is a clip from the special and from the O'Bradovich archives: a letter of effusive thanks from director Robert Markowitz.


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Joe Adams link
6/1/2019 09:06:20 pm

Outsanding. Do you have any idea where I can get a copy or see it online? It made a major impresson on me when it aired and I've looked for it ever since. but in those days you could only get a VHS or Betamax copy, IF they were sold, which I don't think this one was.

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Donica O'Bradovich
7/9/2019 08:33:30 pm

Hi! Thanks for responding! I know of only one clip of it online on YouTube and I THINK it may be available to purchase through this company. It's a little pricey: https://phoenixlearninggroup.com/product/song-of-myself/

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