Accession Number: 2006.13.40
Scope & Content: Mitzi Friedlander started narrating audio books at the American Printing House for the Blind in the early 1960s. She describes the narration process; talks briefly about recognition/awards she has received (including the Didymus Award for being the first narrator to read over 1,000 titles for the Talking Book Program of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped); identifies titles that she most enjoyed narrating, and also those that were most challenging; describes changes in recording technology; and identifies many people that she has worked with in the APH Talking Book Studio.
Narrator: Friedlander, Mitzi
Interviewer: Randles, Raymond
Interview Date: 06/19/2008
Interview Length: 80 minutes
Interview Place: Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Extent: 80 minutes
Collection: APH Oral History Collection
Credit Line: APH Oral History Collection, 2006.13
Media Type: Compact Disc
Subjects: Narrators Interviews Talking books Sound recording and reproducing
Interview Restrictions: All copyrights belong to the American Printing House for the Blind. Contact the Museum concerning any restrictions.