"I Was There!" First-Person Accounts of the World
Skip to content
  • Home
  • Categories
  • Contribute
  • What is Witnify?
  • Blog
Witnify »

Tag: Arts and Culture

No comments

Orson Welles
Merv Griffin Interviews Orson Welles on Day of His Death

  By Morgan Birck • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen-Shot-2014-01-31-at-11.52.56-AM

Merv Griffith interviews Orson Welles on the day of his death: October 10, 1985. Continue reading

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Directing, Film, Marlene Dietrich, Merv Griffith, Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Theater, TV
No comments

Marlon Brando
Dick Cavett: Retrospective of Marlon Brando Interview

  By Morgan Birck • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen-Shot-2014-02-06-at-4.36.51-PM

Dick Cavett shares what it was like to interview Marlon Brando on “The Dick Cavett Show” on June 12, 1973, when Brando lists multiple reasons why he would not want to be a show host. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Dick Cavett, Film, Marlon Brando, TV
No comments

Sherlock
Martin Freeman Gives Season 3 Context

  By Morgan Birck • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen-Shot-2014-02-21-at-2.01.40-PM

Martin Freeman, who plays Dr. John Watson in the BBC Sherlock Holmes series, talks about his character’s frame of mind when season 3 begins. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, John Watson, Martin Freeman, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, TV
No comments

Marlon Brando
James Caan Recalls Working with Marlon Brando

  By Morgan Birck • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen-Shot-2014-01-30-at-5.35.17-PM

James Caan and Larry King discuss Caan’s experiences when acting with Marlon Brando in “The Godfather” in 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Al Pacino, Arts and Culture, Film, James Caan, Marlon Brando
No comments

Robert Frost
Robert Frost on What Makes A Poem His Favorite

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
460px-Robert_Frost_NYWTS-e1395350684848

Poet Robert Frost explains what it takes for a poem to be his favorite and humorously recalls what happened the last time he had speaking engagement. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Poetry, Politics and History, Robert Frost
No comments

John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy’s Speech Honoring Robert Frost After His Death

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
460px-Robert_Frost_NYWTS_3

President Kennedy speaks at Amherst College on October 26, 1963 to honor poet Robert Frost, who died on January 29, 1963. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, John F. Kennedy, Poetry, Politics and History, Robert Frost, Speech
No comments

Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon on Transforming Into a Woman for ‘Some Like It Hot’

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
475px-Jack_Lemmon_-_1968-e1395348105262

Actor Jack Lemmon discusses how he took the role of the cross-dressing Joe in "Some Like It Hot" because the role challenged him and he wanted to prove to himself that he could do it. Continue reading

Tagged   Acting, Arts and Culture, Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot
No comments

Jack Lemmon
Billy Wilder & Jack Lemmon on Working With Marilyn Monroe

  By Witnify • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
Billy_Wilder

Billy Wilder, the director of Some Like It Hot, reminisces about Marilyn Monroe's repetitive tardiness and Jack Lemmon candidly speaks about how much time it took for Monroe to get a take right. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot
No comments

Gloria Steinem on Being an Undercover Playboy Bunny for an Exposé

  By Virginia Choi • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen-Shot-2014-03-20-at-12.14.27-PM

In 1963, Gloria Steinem famously worked as a Playboy Bunny at the New York Playboy Club in order to uncover the exploitative work conditions and treatment that the women there endured. Continue reading

Tagged   1960s, Arts and Culture, Feminism, Playboy, Women
No comments

Student-Interview With Gloria Steinem in 70s Led to Rallying of Women on Campus

  By Virginia Choi • March 20, 2014 Uncategorized
Screen-Shot-2014-03-20-at-11.38.38-AM

In the early 70s, Rob Rainey, who interviewed Gloria Steinem as the News Director for the Auburn University student-run radio show 91.1 FM, talks about how Steinem criticized some of the sexist college policies on the air. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Arts and Culture, Auburn University, Women
«‹4546474849›»
  • Our Newsletter

  • You may also like

    Total:

    Prev
     
    Next
  • Best of Witnify


    Prev
     
    Next
  • Tags

    1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Acting Arts and Culture Assassination Assassination of John F. Kennedy Athlete Baseball black history Business Championship Civil Rights Crime Film Football Gun Violence Health historical footage Hockey Invasion of Normandy Mass Tragedy Military Nature People Politics and History Protest rock music Science and Technology Space Speech Sports Terrorism The March on Washington TV U.S. Veteran Women World War II
  • Twitter

    Tweets by @Witnify
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Powered by Paяabola & WordPress.
Social Logins

  1. Login
  2. Register
  3. Remind

Register | Lost your password?

Social Logins

  1. Login
  2. Register
  3. Remind


Log in | Lost your password?

Social Logins

  1. Login
  2. Register
  3. Remind

Log in| Register

Login

Register

I agree to Witnify Terms of Service

Forgotten Password?

Login Register Lost your password?

Thank you

Your feedback has been received.

Close
Skip to toolbar
  • Not Logged in, login here
  • Account
    • Login/Register