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Lee Strasberg on “the blight of Ibsen”

I always thought the following anecdote from Clifford Odets’ 1940 journal was hysterical, and also thought-provoking. Entry from Journal April 17, 1940 In the early evening went to Lee Strasberg’s house for dinner. Paula’s mother was there, preparing the dinner, … Continue reading

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Famous Epitaphs/Last Words

Famous Epitaphs A reader sent me a bit of trivia she thought I might be interested in (she was right!) John Keats, great poet, who died in 1821, wrote his own epitaph, which is as follows: “Here lies one whose … Continue reading

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