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Academy Awards
Orson Welles Receives Honorary Oscar

  By Morgan Birck • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor and director John Huston presents Orson Welles an honorary Oscar in 1971 at the 43rd Academy Awards. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Academy Awards, Acting, Arts and Culture, Citizen Kane, Film, John Huston, Orson Welles
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Diane Keaton
Al Pacino: The Godfather

  By Morgan Birck • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Discover how hard director Francis Ford Coppola had to work to get Al Pacino the role of Michael in The Godfather. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Al Pacino, Arts and Culture, Diane Keaton, Film, Ford Coppola, Godfather, The Godfather
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Apple Inc.
Harry Garland on the First Case of Software Piracy

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Harry Garland, an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club, remembers when Bill Gates pleaded with the Club to stop copying Altair BASIC, an act considered the first form of software piracy. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Apple Inc., Arts and Culture, Computer, Homebrew Computer Club, Science and Technology
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Apple Inc.
Lee Felsenstein Explains the Homebrew Computer Club Rules

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Lee Felsenstein, moderator of the Homebrew Computer Club, describes the process members had to follow if they wanted to speak and remembers using humor to control the arguments that would commonly break out. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Apple Inc., Arts and Culture, Computer, Homebrew Computer Club, Science and Technology
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Apple Inc.
Steve Wozniack Explains How Homebrew Inspired His Work

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Steve Wozniack, co-founder of Apple, explains how his participation in the Homebrew Computer Club inspired the software and hardware he later created. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Apple Inc., Arts and Culture, Computer, Homebrew Computer Club, Science and Technology
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M*A*S*H
Alan Alda on Filming the Last Episode of M*A*S*H

  By Sarah Dejak • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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Alan Alda, one of the stars of 70's T.V. series M*A*S*H, talks about what it was like to film the last episode of this show that defined a generation. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Alan Alda, Arts and Culture, Film, M*A*S*H, TV
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Vinko Bogataj
Bokotaj Remembers His Agony of Defeat

  By Virginia Choi • February 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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Yugoslovian ski jumper Vinko Bokotaj became known to a generation of Americans as a symbol for the "Agony of Defeat." Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Athlete, Ski Jumping, Sports, Vinko Bogataj
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David Bowie
Bowie's Ex-Wife on the Creation of Ziggy Stardust

  By Virginia Choi • February 8, 2014 Uncategorized
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Angie Bowie, David Bowie's ex-wife, talks about the people who influenced the creation of Ziggy Stardust, Mr. Bowie's famous 1970s alter-ego. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Angie Bowie, Arts and Culture, David Bowie
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David Bowie
David Bowie: ‘I’ve Always Just Seemed to Collect Personalities’

  By Virginia Choi • February 8, 2014 Uncategorized
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Russell Harty's 1973 interview with David Bowie on his different guises and religious beliefs. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Arts and Culture, David Bowie, rock music, Russell Harty, Ziggy Stardust
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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra, Jr. Reminisces About His Famous Father

  By Morgan Birck • February 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Bill Newcott interviews Frank Sinatra, Jr. for My Generation inside the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles where Frank Sinatra recorded much of his music. Continue reading

Tagged   1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Arts and Culture, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr.
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