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Michael McKean is a man of many comedic faces
When he played Lenny on ABC's popular 1976-83 sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," Michael McKean realized he could easily become typecast as his dumb, lovable Fonzie wannabe and pal of the knuckleheaded Squiggy. He vowed not to let it happen. "It's not your...
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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: Long Wharf Theatre, Music Theater, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Louis Armstrong, Politics
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Ted Cruz defeats David Dewhurst in Republican run-off
KIAHWriter and historian Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday, probably appreciated Texas politics. Vidal’s 'The Best Man' is back on Broadway, and Texas politics are back in the news, big time. Political newcomer Ted Cruz used the tea party and grass-roots...Tags: Elections, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Local Elections, Republican Party
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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: Gore Vidal, Entertainment, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, ABC (tv network), Timothy McVeigh
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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...
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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: Orson Welles, Washington, DC, Gore Vidal, Stephen Boyd, Christopher Hitchens
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