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Throughout his career as an actor and a filmmaker, Clint Eastwood has practiced a policy of alternation, seldom repeating a tone, a character, or a genre two films in a row.
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Mike Nichols and Elaine May revolutionized the landscape of American comedy. By perfecting the art of improvisation and introducing it to the public through their appearances in clubs and on television and radio, they forever changed our expectations of comedy, and our sense of humor.
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Since its founding in 1967, the Negro Ensemble Co. has produced more than two hundred new plays and provided a theatrical home for more than four thousand cast and crew members.
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From the violent realism of MEAN STREETS, TAXI DRIVER, and RAGING BULL to the poignant romance of ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANY MORE, the black comedy of AFTER HOURS, and the burning controversy of THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, Martin Scorsese’s uniquely versatile vision has made him one of the cinema’s most acclaimed directors.
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George Lucas has been for the past few decades at the forefront of American culture and creative technology both predicting and creating our popular aesthetics.
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Known primarily for his role as the host of television’s THE TWILIGHT ZONE, Rod Serling had one of the most exceptional and varied careers in television.
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Filmmaker Milos Forman has combined a unique sensitivity to American themes with the best of European cinematic sensibilities.
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Elia Kazan, one of America's great directors, was to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, and this honor had divided Hollywood.
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Long regarded as "the First Lady of American Theater," Helen Hayes earned international esteem and affection during a career that spanned more than eighty years on stage and in films, radio, and television.
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