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Tag Archives: Life Stories
For Truman Capote’s birthday: his notorious profile of Brando
A re-post for Truman Capote’s birthday, which is today. Gerald Clarke devoted an entire chapter to how this 1957 profile of Marlon Brando came about in his definitive biography of Truman Capote. ‘The Duke In His Doman’ is a famous … Continue reading →
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The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Gone For Good’, by Roger Angell
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. Roger Angell is a national treasure, a poet … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Fifteen Years of the Salto Mortale’, by Kenneth Tynan
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. In 1978, influential theatre critic (and enormously entertaining … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Education of a Prince’, by Alva Johnston
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. A gigantic essay, which (if I understand correctly) … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?’, by Lillian Ross
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The following profile of Ernest Hemingway was written … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘A House on Gramercy Park’, by Geoffrey Hellman
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Travels in Georgia’, by John McPhee
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Covering the Cops’, by Calvin Trillin
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Mountains of Pi’, by Richard Preston
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Life Stories is a collection of “profiles” from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick. The pieces span the 20th century, one of … Continue reading →
The Books: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Isadora’, by Janet Flanner
Next up on the essays shelf: Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick Finished up with the excerpts from The Fun of It, a collection of “Talk of the Town” pieces from The New Yorker. Before … Continue reading →