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Apropos of Nothing – Book Review
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 18th June 2020Woody Allen’s autobiography caught my attention because of its title. Any book with “Nothing” in its title demands my notice. Allen and I grew up in neighboring parts of Brooklyn at the same time. He went to Midwood High School, I to James Madison – the latter less than 2 miles south of Midwood. Both…
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John Wayne – A Biography
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 25th June 2014John Wayne: The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman 672 pages Simon & Schuster – 2014 Why a new 574 page biography (this total does not include the notes and index) on a movie star who died in 1979 and who likely made more bad films than any other actor in the history of the business? Because…
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