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Michigan author Elmore Leonard wins prestigious book award
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) — For a man who built his career on word economy, the title is pretty darned long — The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Still, Elmore Leonard says he's...
Tags: Ray Bradbury, Arthur Miller, Justified (tv program), John Updike, Human Interest
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Theaters On Political Wave? Not This Election in Connecticut
With the closing of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" last week, the most politically direct show on Broadway has left the stage. It has also got me to thinking about theater and politics during these last few weeks of a major presidential campaign. I look...Tags: Music, Henrik Ibsen, Yale Repertory Theatre, Broadway Theater, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Local places third in world in equestrian event
Bits and pieces from the local sports scene. Christine Hocutt-Senteney does well in equestrian event in Texas: Burbank resident Christine Hocutt-Senteney captured the third-place Farnam Select All-Around Amateur title at the 2012 Adequan Select...Tags: Carlos Dunlap, Libraries, Grace Kelly, Jack Klugman, Eva Marie Saint
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Michael Wilson To Direct "Talley's Folly" In New York
Hartford Courant“The Best Man,” the hit revival of the Gore Vidal play may have ended its limited Broadway run last Sunday but Michael Wilson, former artistic director at Hartford Stage who staged the work, has another New York gig. Wilson will direct a...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Wethersfield
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American Chronicler Gore Vidal Dies at Age 86
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Gore Vidal, the eclectic author who faithfully chronicled the major shifts and upheavals in the United States in books, essays and plays, has died. He was 86. Vidal died at his Los Angeles home Tuesday evening of complications from...Tags: Charles Manson, Alzheimer's Association, Broadway Theater, William F. Buckley, Human Interest
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Gore Vidal dies at 86; iconoclastic author
Gore Vidal was impossible to categorize, which was exactly the way he liked it. The reading public knew him as a literary juggernaut who wrote 25 novels —from the historical "Lincoln" to the satirical "Myra Breckinridge" — and volumes of...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Newman, Mystery (genre), Frank Sinatra, West Point
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Raising Curtains on the Hartford Theater Scene
Hartford has seldom seen more changes in its theater scene than it has in the past year. Two of the city's best-known theaters have had turnovers at their topmost ranks. In the June of 2010, Michael Wilson announced he was leaving Hartford Stage [50...
Tags: East Haddam, Music, Little Theatre of Manchester, Broadway Theater, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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A Whole Lot Of Sticking To The Script
Armageddon or paradise. That's our choice once more. Last week, the Republicans delivered three nights of indictments of the Obama administration. This week it'll be four nights, barring weather interruptions, of the Democrats taking it to the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Hillary Clinton, Kevin Rennie, Democratic Party, Elections
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Hartford Investors Smiling As "Best Man" Recoups
Hartford CourantGood news for Hartford Stage board members and friends of the theater here who invested in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man,” staged by former artistic director Michael Wilson. Producers of the revival of the 1960...Tags: James Earl Jones, Michael McKean, Elizabeth Ashley, John Larroquette, Tony Awards
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Tony Awards 2012: The complete nominees and winners list
Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities," Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher," Rick Elice "Venus in Fur," David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...
Tags: Spider-Man (fictional character), Alan Menken, Roger Rees, John Lithgow, Tony Awards
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Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidalmight have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing — tall, handsome and composed — and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier. But Vidal made his...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Paul Newman, Politics, Ceremonies, Roosevelt
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Gore Vidal's quotes, quips memorialized on Twitter
L.A. NOWGore Vidal, who died at his Hollywood Hills home, was known for his unmatched wit and one-liners....
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