Paul Prudhomme, is remembered by NOLA residents. Prudhomme, brought the cooking of Louisiana and New Orleans– — especially the Cajun gumbos, jambalayas and dirty rice he grew up with — to the world and put New Orleans on the culinary map. Hear locals, friends and colleagues recall his kindness and … Continue reading
Elizabeth Taylor discusses marriage with Johnny Carson following her seventh marriage to construction worker Larry Fortensky. In this funny, yet sincere, conversation Carson and Elizabeth Taylor talk about their many marriages and how they have brought humor, sobriety and astrology into their relationships. Taylor married Fortensky on October 6th, 1991.
Mount Rushmore carving began October 4, 1927 near Keystone South Carolina. Mount Rushmore was sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln Borglum. The president faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Mount Rushmore has the faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. President … Continue reading
Philippe Petit speaking about FEAR. Petit walked a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York in August 1974 and was featured in the Academy Award Winning Documentary Man on Wire directed by James Marsh. He is also the subject of Robert Zemeckis’ 2015 film … Continue reading
“REDRUM, REDRUM” What was it like to do an open call audition for a classic role in Stanley Kubrick’s class The Shining…and you’re only 4 years old? Dan Lloyd, who played the iconic role of Danny in Kubrick’s adaptation of the Stephen King story, describes auditioning and then getting the … Continue reading
Author and Bronx native E.L. Doctorow discusses his writing and early inspiration as a writer at the spring Poetry Center with journalist and author Roger Rosenblatt. They spoke about Doctorows time as a student at Bronx High School of Science, being named after Edgar Allen Poe, and his new novel, … Continue reading
The great E.L. Doctorow discusses his writing and the process of discovery. Getting into the mind and imaginations of his characters and his stories. In this interview with Charlie Rose, he talks about how some writers rely too much on research. The writer, he says, has to approach the words … Continue reading
Writer James Salter talks about how he came to writing at the age of 32. “It was like starting life from scracth,” he said. “I was on my own.” He had been in World War 2 and took his experiences to the page. “I admire myself more on the page … Continue reading
Disneyland officially opened on July 17th 1955. Hear from the first two kids to enter the park on that hot day in Anaheim. Michael Schwartner and Christine Vess (now Kristina Graef) were chosen to be the first two kids and official visitors to Disneyland when the park opened to the … Continue reading
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Actor Dan Lloyd describes what it was like to work with Jack Nicholson in his iconic role for The Shining. Lloyd who inhabited the role of Danny recalls what it was like to be on set with Nicholson and to be a part of the famous Stanley Kubrick film.
