Vince Guaraldi: The Maestro of Menlo Park (2009)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 37M

Director : Alexander Gray, Jeff Maynard

Synopsis

A short documentary about Vince Guaraldi, the composer most well known for his work on several 'Peanuts' animated television specials.

Actors

Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi
Self (archive footage)
Carl Bailey
Carl Bailey
Self
David Benoit
David Benoit
Self
Eddie Duran
Eddie Duran
Self
David Guaraldi
David Guaraldi
Self
Vince Lateano
Vince Lateano
Self
Kitty Margolis
Kitty Margolis
Self
Seward McCain
Seward McCain
Self
Lee Mendelson
Lee Mendelson
Self
Dean Reilly
Dean Reilly
Self
Mark Rosengarden
Mark Rosengarden
Self
George Winston
George Winston
Self
Peter Woodford
Peter Woodford
Self
Jim Zimmerman
Jim Zimmerman
Self

Crews

Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray
Director
Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray
Producer
Jeff Maynard
Jeff Maynard
Director
Jeff Maynard
Jeff Maynard
Producer
Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray
Writer
Bonnie Spence
Bonnie Spence
Executive Producer
Bipasha Shom
Bipasha Shom
Editor
David Dibble
David Dibble
Director of Photography
Kevin Becker
Kevin Becker
Sound Engineer
Michelle Affronti
Michelle Affronti
Makeup Artist
Emily Castellano
Emily Castellano
Makeup Artist
Warren Kleiman
Warren Kleiman
Sound mixer
David Beerman
David Beerman
Editor
David Beerman
David Beerman
Production Office Assistant
Aaron Gambel
Aaron Gambel
Production Office Assistant
Colin Bailey
Colin Bailey
Thanks
David Benoit
David Benoit
Thanks
Eddie Duran
Eddie Duran
Thanks
David Guaraldi
David Guaraldi
Thanks
Vince Lateano
Vince Lateano
Thanks
Kitty Margolis
Kitty Margolis
Thanks
Seward McCain
Seward McCain
Thanks
Lee Mendelson
Lee Mendelson
Thanks
Dean Reilly
Dean Reilly
Thanks
Mark Rosengarden
Mark Rosengarden
Thanks
Jean Shulz
Jean Shulz
Thanks
Craig Shulz
Craig Shulz
Thanks
George Winston
George Winston
Thanks
Peter Woodford
Peter Woodford
Thanks
Jim Zimmerman
Jim Zimmerman
Thanks
Peter Fitzsimmons
Peter Fitzsimmons
Thanks
Michael Emery
Michael Emery
Sound Engineer

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