Why Hal Holbrook Was Youth Personified
Original Airdates: Aug. 13-15, 2021
TVC 550.1: Mark Dawidziak, television critic and author/editor of more than twenty books on American popular culture, joins Ed, Tony, and Donna for a celebration of Hal Holbrook, the legendary actor who entertained audiences around the world for sixty-three years with for his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight. Holbrook passed away earlier this year at the age of ninety-five; Mark knew Holbrook personally for more than thirty-five years.
Hal Holbrook: The Voice of Mark Twain
Original Airdates: Aug. 13-15, 2021
TVC 550.2: Mark Dawidziak joins Ed, Tony, and Donna as we continue our tribute to Emmy Award-winning actor Hal Holbrook. Though known around the world for his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight, Holbrook was also an incredibly versatile actor who left his mark in movies and on television, including All The President’s Men (as Deep Throat), Sandburg’s Lincoln (as Abraham Lincoln), Evening Shade, The Senator, Pueblo, Into the Wild, and the groundbreaking made-for-TV movie That Certain Summer. Topics this segment include how Holbrook not only brought Twain alive as a complex artist and insightful social critic, but captured his unique vocal inflections—despite the fact that there are no known recordings of Twain’s voice in existence.
Hal Holbrook and The Greatest Role An Actor Can Have
Original Airdates: Aug. 13-15, 2021
TVC 550.6: Mark Dawidziak joins Ed, Tony, and Donna as we continue our tribute to the life and career of Emmy Award-winning actor Hal Holbrook. The longtime television critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Mark knew Holbrook personally for more than thirty-five years. Topics this segment include the many ways in which Holbrook found playing Twain to be a cathartic experience.
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