In this audio clip, English professor Dr. Loren Logsdon shares the extraordinary way in which he became friends with world-famous science-fiction author, Ray Bradbury. He reveals Bradbury’s literary inspirations and provides a glimpse into the mind and heart of the popular writer.
Maya Angelou story recalled by Frederick Buechner talks about the time when he was at a religious occasion at Trinity Church on Wall Street in New York City when the author told him how the extravagant religious procession made her want to laugh into a barrel. Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014.
Janell J. Lewis, a reporter who has met author Maya Angelou on a number of occasions, discusses Angelou’s “tough” personality and inspirational inner strength. Lewis describes Angelou as a “Renaissance woman” who lived through an incredible life story. Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014.
Author Virginia Woolf eloquently describes how the power of words evolve to reflect different meanings and explains how writing brings words to life. Woolf is known for writing novels like Mrs Dalloway (1925) and Orlando (1928) before her suicide on March 28, 1941.
Harrison Ford describes “To Kill a Mockingbird” as the one film he remembers having a “strong reaction” to. Ford explains it as more than just a film because of its intense moral lesson. He also describes the film’s lead, Gregory Peck, as bringing “truth and vivid storytelling to the screen.”
Ernest Hemingway is interviewed in Cuba about winning the Pulitzer Prize Award for his novel ‘The Old Man and The Sea’ on May 4, 1953 and shares his emotional reaction in Spanish, with English subtitles.
Orson Welles describes the relationship he had with author Ernest Hemingway and explains how a failed fist fight led to their friendship. He also addresses the end of Hemingway’s life and conversations to two men had about death and their own mortality.
“If I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people.” “If impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, … Continue reading
Author Jo Lauricella explains how she was inspired by Harper Lee, the author of the beloved “To Kill A Mockingbird” novel. Lee was born on April 28, 1926 and is well known for refusing to give interviews about her book.
Authors and admirers of Harper Lee and her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” explain why they love the endearing tomboy character of Scout as well as why they love the exceptional author herself.
