Kenneth Turan

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Kenneth Turan

'For the Love of Movies' is the first documentary to dramatize the rich history of American film criticism -- from the raw beginnings before The Birth of a Nation to the current battle for audience between youthful website populists and the veteran print

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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

Kenneth Turan was born on 27 October 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Les vertiges de la gloire (1990) and Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022).

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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Known for

Patty Duke in Les vertiges de la gloire (1990)

Les vertiges de la gloire

6.1

TV Movie

Writer

1990

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

7.7

Self

2022

Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes

6.8

Self(as Ken Turan)

1999

Love Hollywood Style (2004)

Love Hollywood Style

4.8

TV Movie

Ava Gardner, Biographer

2004

Credits

Writer

Les vertiges de la gloire
6.1
TV Movie
- book
- 1990

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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Personal details

Alternative name
- Ken Turan
Born
- October 27, 1946
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Other works
(11/14/11-11/20/11) Substitute prime-time host on Turner Classic Movies. Regular host Robert Osborne was on extended vacation.

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Trivia
Member of the Board of Directors of the Jane Austen Society of North America.

Quotes
God doesn't tell me what a good film is.

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