Search results
9 hours ago · NOTE: This episode includes themes of child sexual abuse, violence, and suicide. The following material may be distressing to some listeners. Bonfire of the Vanities novelist Tom Wolfe would have described our guest for this episode as a ‘King of the World’. A banker who through skill and a love of risk made his fortune as a city trader. Now the CEO of the World Gold Council, David Tait is ...
9 hours ago · Paul Reubens (/ ˈ r uː b ən z /; né Rubenfeld; August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe the Groundlings in the 1970s, and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor.
9 hours ago · Toni Morrison. Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics ...
9 hours ago · The elusive answers are teased throughout this touchingly personal and altogether extraordinary human comedy from debuting solo screenwriter Lauren Pomerantz, a former writer for "SNL" and Ellen DeGeneres. Her exuberant gift of a movie never takes the easy way out when awkward, uncomfortable reality offers far more challenging options.
9 hours ago · "Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
9 hours ago · LaMarr was born in Los Angeles, California. [2] He is a graduate of the Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood and Yale University, where he helped found the improv comedy group Purple Crayon. One of his biggest roles at Yale was the titular character in the British comedy Trevor. After graduating in 1989, he became a member of the award ...
1 day ago · Steve Irwin. Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as " The Crocodile Hunter ", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist . Irwin grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles and was educated regarding them by his father, Bob.
