Mon, May 10, 2021
Featuring Paul Bonesteel, writer and director of The Day Carl Sandburg Died When Carl Sandburg died in 1967, Norman Corwin said Sandburg had as much chance of being forgotten as Lincoln. In fact, his legacy suffered and he has been far too much forgotten. But, Sandburg and his words are still used in the 21st Century, from the World Series to the Wall Street Journal. Learn why Sandburg is still important and how his work can be enjoyed today.
Mon, May 17, 2021
Rod Serling is gone, but not forgotten by anyone who watches The Twilight Zone on television, DVD, or streaming media. But The Twilight Zone is just one aspect of his brilliant career. Less well known is Serling's work in the Golden Age of Television and his notable work after The Twilight Zone. Learn about these aspects of Serling's career and how they can be enjoyed today.
Mon, May 31, 2021
The series of novels written by Mark Harris, featuring Henry Wiggen, has been called "the greatest achievement in the canon of baseball fiction." His masterpiece, Bang the Drum Slowly, has been adapted for television, film, stage, and audio theater. The baseball writings of Mark Harris are but one aspect of a varied career as a decidedly liberal, literary voice. Henry Wiggen is immortal, but where has the rest of the work of Mark Harris gone?
Mon, Jul 19, 2021
From the 1950s to 1990s, Walter Matthau created a treasure of film performances both comedic and dramatic. His Oscar-winning role as Whiplash Willie Gingrich in The Fortune Cookie and iconic turn as Oscar Madison in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple elevated him from character actor to leading man. Much of his early work on stage, TV, and film ranks with his later successes. We'll focus on his entire career as we ask, where have you gone, Walter Matthau?
Mon, Jul 26, 2021
As an interviewer, lecturer, newswoman, author, and commentator, Dorothy Fuldheim carved out a groundbreaking career on radio and television. She has been called The First First Lady of Television News. It has been said she ruled Cleveland TV with her tart-tongued news commentaries, no-nonsense interviews, and her own brand of performance journalism."