Tag Archives: William Boyd

RADIO DAYS WITH AUNT JULIA: A Nobel In The Rye

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Dave

Naturally, in the life of a great writer no significant love remains untold. In 1977, during a period when his work took a turn toward comedy, Vargas Llosa wrote Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, about a young man named Mario … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged A poem by Henry Gibson, Barbara Hershey, Don Moore, Helen Lane, Helen R. Lana, Henry Gibson, J.D. Salinger, John Amiel, Jon Amiel, Julia Urquidi Illanes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Mordechai Richler, Peter Falk, Raoul Salmon, Richler, Robert Fulford, Roger Ebert, William Boyd, William Kennedy, Woody Allen | 2 Comments

A Hopalong with the Man in Black

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Dave

”Like all heroic tales, the story is an intertwining of many lives, including Grace Bradley, a 12 year-old girl who fell in love with a charismatic silent film star and ten years later fulfilled her childhood vow to marry him, … Continue reading →