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Authors, American -- Biography.

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PRA Archive #sort descending Title Description Genre Broadcast Date
BB1171 Mark Twain's home and haunts / produced by Colin Edwards.

Mrs. Cyrus Anderson and John Winkler discuss Twain's hometown, Hannibal Missouri, and...

KPFA, Aug. 1959.
BB4896 The Dye that did not run / by Nelson Algren ; read by Jack Hirschman.

Reading of Algren's The Nation article about the life and work of Ernest Hemingway.

KPFK, 29 Aug. 1962.
BB4923 Hemingway : an obituary / written and read by Robert Kirsch.

Reading of Kirsch's obituary for Hemingway, originally published in the Los Angeles Times...

KPFK, July 1962.
BB5010 Henry David Thoreau : a memorial / introduced by Jane F. Bennett.

Performance of a drama exploring the life, work, and philosophy of Thoreau.

KPFK, 28 Nov. 1963.
BB5167 Robert Benchley / introduced by Sheldon Rudolph.

Talk on Benchley's life and development. The impact of his college education, mistakes in...

KPFK, 28 Jan. 1960.
BC0549 Search for the candle lighters : a memorial tribute to Kenneth Patchen / produced by Everett Frost and W. Margolis.

Examination of the author's life and work.

KPFK, 10 Jan. 1972.
BC0558.01 The Man in his own words : Henry Miller / produced by Cynthia Sears.

Portrait of the American author through interviewsand readings of his work.

KPFK, 5 Jan. 1972.
BC0558.02 The Man and his friends / produced by Cynthia Sears ; interviews by Jean Phan.

Friends of Henry Miller discuss theirimpression of him. Includes statements by L.C. Bwell,...

KPFK, 12 Jan. 1972.
BC0558.03 Henry Miller : the man and his work / produced by Cynthia Sears.

Biographical sketch of the American author.

KPFK, 19 Jan. 1972.
BC0566 In honor of Henry Miller's 80th birthday / produced by Cynthia Sears.

Lawrence Durrell, Dr. Lawrence Clark Powell and JoyceHoward discuss Miller's life and work...

KPFK, 29 Jan. 1972.
BC2928 Portrait of an unknown lady: the life and work of Elinor Wylie / with readings by Marian Seldes.

Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes reads the words of the poetess Elinor Wylie. In this...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies WBAI, 23 Aug. 1976.
KZ0650 The Reverent radical : Upton Sinclair centenary program / produced by Roy E. Tuckman.

Documentary on Sinclair; includes excerpts from his talks, an interview, and dramatic readings...

KPFK, Sept. 1978.
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