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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Ronald Harwood, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, Is Dead at 85 by Steven Kurutz

A prolific writer of books and plays as well as screenplays, he won an Academy Award in 2003 for “The Pianist.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PM

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Margaret Holloway, the ‘Shakespeare Lady’ of New Haven, Dies at 68 by Steven Kurutz

A once-promising director and actor who struggled with mental illness and drug addiction, she performed for years on the city’s streets. She died of Covid-19.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PM

Monday, May 4, 2020

Per Olov Enquist, Literary Lion of Sweden, Dies at 85 by Steven Kurutz

His novels and plays used history to investigate life’s deeper questions. “One of the world’s most underrated great writers,” Kirkus Reviews once said.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PM

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Edward Gorey Was Eerily Prescient by Steven Kurutz

A new biography celebrates his mysterious life and art.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PM

Thursday, March 1, 2018

How Do You Solve a Problem Like ‘Manhattan’? by Steven Kurutz

Since the #MeToo movement, Woody Allen’s classic 1979 film has gone through a less-than-flattering reassessment.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:09PM

Monday, January 18, 2016

David Bowie: Invisible New Yorker - The New York Times by Steven Kurutz

People often forgot, but up until his death, on Sunday at age 69, Mr. Bowie was a New Yorker. He said so himself, emphatically. “I’m a New Yorker!” he declared to SOMA magazine in 2003…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:21AM

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