Ryan Lintelman @AmEntmtCurator
Curator of Entertainment at Smithsonian @amhistorymuseum. Exploring the history of American movies, theater, television, and other fun stuff. americanhistory.si.edu/profile/1176 Washington, DC Joined March 2017-
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Today we remember singer Tony Bennett. Born in Queens, New York in 1926, his given name was Anthony Dominick Benedetto. Comedian Bob Hope recommended he go by Tony Bennett instead of his then stage name, Joe Bari. In his decades-long career, Bennett won 20 Grammys and…
#HappyBirthday to legendary comedy writer/filmmaker #MelBrooks! Original creative papers from Brooks’ collaboration with #CarlReiner on “2,000 Year Old Man” are on view at #NationalComedyCenter, alongside the chairs where they sat each night enjoying dinner together.
“Treasures and Trouble: Looking Inside a Legendary Blues Archive” is now on display! The collection explores Robert “Mack” McCormick’s one-of-a-kind vast music archive of the blues and blues musicians. Learn more here: s.si.edu/3XsnrUR
Thrilled to announce that we’ve received a donation of objects representing Bob Newhart’s life and career in comedy at @amhistorymuseum! si.edu/newsdesk/snaps…
Hey @AwesomeCon attendees - did you see my colleague Eric’s talk on the history of superheroes?
Hey @AwesomeCon attendees - did you see my colleague Eric’s talk on the history of superheroes?
Today #NationalComedyCenter celebrates #BobHope’s #birthday! His career touched every performance medium during a storied century-long life that spanned from 1903-2003. For more than 50 years, he crossed the globe performing for military troops, in partnership with the USOs.
Learn about Anna May Wong’s remarkable career and struggle to fight Hollywood typecasting and prejudice in this new @TeenVogue piece by me and my colleague Theo Gonzalves! Collaboration made possible by @historymadebyus teenvogue.com/story/anna-may…
May the 4th be with you! wamu.org/story/23/05/03…
Great summation of the brilliant life of Preston Sturges!
Great summation of the brilliant life of Preston Sturges!
Wherein I put my lifelong independent study of xenobiology to good use by documenting a curator's quest to sleuth out exactly which ALIEN flick the big prop egg in @amhistorymuseum is from. For @SmithsonianMag. smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-in…
Thanks to @fritzhahn for the opportunity to share stories and thoughts about some of our favorite #EntertainmentNation objects for the @washingtonpost Weekend section. Come see the exhibit at @amhistorymuseum! washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/inter…
RIP Lloyd Morrisett, one of the creators of Sesame Street.
RIP Lloyd Morrisett, one of the creators of Sesame Street.
Did you know that Betty White served in uniform during WWII? My colleague Frank tells the story!
A new study from AFI shows that women during Hollywood’s silent era represented a higher percentage of writers, directors and producers. bit.ly/3Zgi4sz
@amhistorymuseum Follow the yellow brick road to @amhistorymuseum's new exhibition "Entertainment Nation"/"Nación del espectáculo," open now. #EntertainmentNation
Look what’s back on display in #EntertainmentNation @amhistorymuseum !
Look what’s back on display in #EntertainmentNation @amhistorymuseum !
The Smothers Brothers are back on the road! We're proud to hold their archive and objects from their history-making career here at @amhistorymuseum youtu.be/8r_cFJUQXd0 via @YouTube
It was such a thrill to host #AnnaMayWong niece Anna Wong for a conversation about her aunt’s groundbreaking career and legacy as a Chinese American actor and style icon at the @amhistorymuseum #EntertainmentNation opening festival this weekend!
Muppet fans had the rare chance to see Jim (and Jane!) Henson’s original #Muppet creations this weekend at @amhistorymuseum while @CraigShemin talked about his new book on #SamAndFriends for the #EntertainmentNation opening festival!
It was a pleasure to host Alan Muraoka, Carmen Osbahr (and Rosita!), and Akimi Gibson from @SesameWorkshop for a conversation about the impact of Sesame Street at @amhistorymuseum this weekend for the #EntertainmentNation opening festival!
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RIP Tony Bennett. I had the pleasure of working with him in 1981 and he was a real pro and a genuinely nice man. Long life, great career. RIP
⚡️ Meet Earring Magic Ken—sometimes known as "Gay Ken." Earring Magic Ken was an attempt to update the style of Barbie’s longtime boyfriend Ken in 1993. Get the story behind this Ken and what it means to have this doll in our collection. bit.ly/3OvmjgJ
The U.S. Women’s National Team is about to embark on defending their top spot at the Women’s World Cup after winning the championship in 2015 and 2019. This soccer ball in our @amhistorymuseum collection is autographed by the 2012 team after winning the gold medal at the London…
“Surreal and absurd, Kovacs’ humor forms the unsuspected link between Buñuel and Dali’s ‘Un Chien Andalou’ and ‘Saturday Night Live.’” Thank you @LATimesTVLloyd for highlighting Saturday’s free Ernie Kovacs screening and book signing! @RealErnieKovacs latimes.com/entertainment-…
Two favorite shots of Jean Harlow, looking chic in a fashionable 30s nautical two-piece outfit, relaxing by the pool at her Beverly Glen mansion. Photos taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull ninety years ago today on July 20, 1933.
RIP to one of the great interpreters of the American popular songbook, Tony Bennett. It was always an event seeing him perform and then meeting him! #TonyBennett
"Comedy is acting out optimism." - Robin Williams #NationalComedyCenter remembers #RobinWilliams on his #Birthday
Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of Tony Bennett, who brought joy and music to millions of people around the world. Mr. Bennett joined us on Sesame Street in 1998 to turn a classic of his into a new favorite of ours.
💫 This Barbie loves space travel! This Astronaut #Barbie issued by Mattel in 1985 and given to @airandspace came in 2 versions including an African American doll, with commercials encouraging girls to pursue any career they desired. #NMAAHCFutures
“Treasures and Trouble: Looking Inside a Legendary Blues Archive” is now on display! The collection explores Robert “Mack” McCormick’s one-of-a-kind vast music archive of the blues and blues musicians. Learn more here: s.si.edu/3XsnrUR
@AmEntmtCurator @amhistorymuseum We got the typescript of the Lincoln monologue?! 🤯
A great birthday treat for any early film historian. To get access to the off-site stores of the @smithsonian and examine the very first projector that ever showed moving pictures to a paying audience. Happy birthday to me! @ahrcpress
Time to say goodbye to my little office in the @smithsonian @amhistorymuseum. We've had some great times. Hope to see you again before too long.
An oldie, but goodie @smithsonian blog from @AmEntmtCurator on our Memorial Day History americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/05/y…
@JimHensonLegacy great piece including Jim’s first Kermit. Thanks, @AmEntmtCurator !
Thanks to @fritzhahn for the opportunity to share stories and thoughts about some of our favorite #EntertainmentNation objects for the @washingtonpost Weekend section. Come see the exhibit at @amhistorymuseum! washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/inter…
Remembering Sydney Greenstreet, born in England on today's date in 1879. He made his film debut in The Maltese Falcon (1941) when he was 62 years old. Of his 23 films, nine co-starred Peter Lorre, including The Mask of Dimitrios, Casablanca, and Three Strangers.
Check out the new pop culture exhibit @amhistorymuseum. Shout out to @AmEntmtCurator the exhibit is truly phenomenal. #popculture #NMAH
“Every visit is a mind-blowing experience for me – it’s become my favorite museum of all time.” – Amy Poehler We welcomed Amy Poehler, our newest Advisory Board member, to the National Comedy Center earlier this year. #AmyPoehler #NationalComedyCenter #AdvisoryBoard
As part of our opening festival for “Entertainment Nation”/“Nación del espectáculo,” today Sunae Park Evans and Justin Chambers discussed how their work with costumes and textiles is being used in the new exhibition.
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