Monthly Archives: July 2006

Unanswered Prayers: The Life and Times of Truman Capote

Truman Capote Biography

Throughout his career, Truman Capote remained one of America's most controversial and colorful authors, combining literary genius with a penchant for the glittering world of high society. Though he wrote only a handful of books, his prose styling was impeccable, and his insight into the ...

Walter Cronkite: Witness to History

Walter Cronkite Biography

"Walter's career curve and the curve of network television absolutely dovetailed. And, and he held that position for so long under such vastly changing circumstances ... that it seemed to most people that as they got their first television set, Walter and CBS NEWS had ...

Gail Levin

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

How Gail Levin made a film about Marilyn Monroe

Gail Levin is an Emmy Award-winning producer/director of both television and film. Her most recent AMERICAN MASTERS production was James Dean: Sense Memories, which won a 2005 Cine Golden Eagle award. Below, she answers some questions about her latest project, AMERICAN MASTERS Marilyn Monroe: Still ...

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

What Gloria Steinem thinks about Marilyn Monroe

The Woman Who Will Not Die By Gloria Steinem, 1986 It has been nearly a quarter of a century since the death of a minor American actress named Marilyn Monroe. There is no reason for her to be a part of my consciousness as I ...