Sun, Jan 25, 2004
Among Hollywood's most elite acting dynasties, none has generated the respect, the accolades, or the controversy of the Fonda family. The multi-generational saga of its famous members -- Henry, Jane, Peter, and Bridget -- is a combination of American history, Hollywood legend, personal accomplishment and private tragedy. It is a story of unbreakable family bonds, tested by divisions that they share with families around the world. Rare home movies and photos, film clips from their most acclaimed performances, and exclusive interviews with the family, their friends and contemporaries -- including Robert Redford, Jon Voight, Lily Tomlin, Sydney Pollack and many more -- document a century in the lives of Hollywood royalty.
Wed, Sep 1, 2004
Steve McQueen's rise to icon and the inevitable descent are told by those who watched it happen. Featuring clips from The Magnificent Seven, Love With the Proper Stranger and The Thomas Crown Affair. His life story is told with home movies and the memories of his first wife, his children, actor Chuck Norris, and all of the actors, directors, agents and racing buddies who knew and understood him.
Mon, Nov 22, 2004
Radical activist and writer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. After graduating from Brandeis University (1959) and earning a masters in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley (1960), he joined civil-rights workers in the South before returning to Worcester to work as a salesman for a pharmaceutical company. He cut his teeth as an activist in Worcester (c.1960-6), where he especially assisted minority youth. Moving to New York City (1966), he ran a theater and helped organize 'hippies' in the East Village. He came to national prominence as a Yippie leader during the violent anti-war demonstrations ('days of rage') in Chicago (1968) and the much-publicized Chicago Seven trial (1969). Arrested for possession of cocaine (1973), he went underground (1974) and assumed the name Barry Freed in Fineview, NY, where he worked on environmental concerns. Resurfacing on the television show '20/20' (1980), he surrendered to authorities and spent less than a year in prison. Among his several books are Steal this Book and Revolution for the Hell of It. His last public demonstration (1986) was in support of an anti-Central Intelligence Agency protest at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, along with President Jimmy Carter's daughter, Amy Carter. Evidently in a bout of depression, he committed suicide.