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Stan Lee
Stan Lee and The Hulk

  By Sarah Dejak • May 8, 2014 Uncategorized
446px-Stantheman

Stan Lee, American comic book writer, explains the difference between ‘The Hulk’ on paper and ‘The Hulk’ on the big screen.

Tagged   Action, Arts and Culture, Comic Books, Stan Lee, The Incredible Hulk
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Billy Joel
[Audio Only] Billy Joel Talks Working with Ray Charles

  By Morgan Birck • May 8, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this audio clip, Billy Joel discusses how Ray Charles was his favorite piano player/singer, and how he named his daughter for Alexa Ray, for this iconic performer. Billy Joel is a pianist and singer-songwriter best known for his song “Piano Man”.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Billy Joel, People, Piano Man, Piano Music, Ray Charles
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Billy Joel
[Audio Only] Billy Joel on His Relationship with Elton John

  By Morgan Birck • May 8, 2014 Uncategorized
BillyJoel

In this audio clip, Billy Joel discusses the “misunderstanding” between him and Elton John after Joel quit touring with Elton John. Billy Joel is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer best known for his song, “Piano Man.”

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Billy Joel, Elton John, People, Piano Music
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Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali on Being a Bad Painter

  By Witnify • May 8, 2014 Uncategorized
Library of Congress

Artist Salvador Dali explains why he doesn’t consider himself a good painter and explains the concepts behind his well known artwork.

Tagged   Art, Arts and Culture, Painting, Salvador Dali
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Stan Lee
Stan Lee on the Creative Origin of The Hulk

  By Witnify • May 8, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen shot 2014-05-08 at 10.57.39 AM

Comic book creator Stan Lee explains where the idea for “The Incredible Hulk” came from and explains how the superhero ending up being green.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Comics, Stan Lee, The Incredible Hulk
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Harry Gordon Selfridge
Jeremy Piven on Portraying Mr. Selfridge

  By Witnify • May 8, 2014 Uncategorized
PBS

Actor Jeremy Piven discusses what it’s like to play shopping magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge and explains how Selfridge’s personality traits have stuck with him in his everyday life.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Fashion, Harry Gordon Selfridge, Jeremy Piven
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The Incredible Hulk
Jack Kirby: ‘The Hulk is in All of Us’

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
Suzy Skaar

Comic book artist Jack Kirby discusses the idea behind The Incredible Hulk and explains why the character is based on mankind’s natural reaction to a dangerous situation.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Comics, The Incredible Hulk
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Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds Remembers Fred Astaire’s Advice on Dancing

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen shot 2014-05-07 at 3.37.32 PM

Actress Debbie Reynolds remembers the advice Fred Astaire gave her about learning a complicated dance routines and describes the security that Astaire had to keep onlookers from watching him practice.

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Dancing, Debbie Reynolds, Film, Fred Astaire
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Billy Joel
Michael Pollack on Playing With Billy Joel

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen shot 2014-05-07 at 2.34.39 PM

Piano student Michael Pollack describes what it was like to play the piano for Billy Joel while he was at Vanderbilt and explains how he gathered the courage to ask Joel if he could come up on stage.

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Billy Joel, rock music
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Alfred Hitchcock
Jimmy Stewart on Working With Alfred Hitchcock

  By Witnify • May 7, 2014 Uncategorized
Paramount Pictures

Actor James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart recalls his first creative meeting with Alfred Hitchcock and describes the unique process of shooting a movie Hitchcock used as a director. Stewart also discusses what it’s like to see himself on the screen in his early films.

Tagged   Acting, Alfred Hitchcock, Arts and Culture, Directing, Film, Jimmy Stewart
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