The Poet Laureate of Radio

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2006
1h 16m

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Known as the Poet Laureate of Radio, Norman Corwin is one of the greatest writer-producer-directors the Golden Age of Radio ever produced. Originally interviewed by Michael James Kacey for h... Read allKnown as the Poet Laureate of Radio, Norman Corwin is one of the greatest writer-producer-directors the Golden Age of Radio ever produced. Originally interviewed by Michael James Kacey for his documentary film "Radio Changed America", Mr. Corwin suggested that this interview be m... Read allKnown as the Poet Laureate of Radio, Norman Corwin is one of the greatest writer-producer-directors the Golden Age of Radio ever produced. Originally interviewed by Michael James Kacey for his documentary film "Radio Changed America", Mr. Corwin suggested that this interview be made available to the public. Corwin's insights range from his earliest recollections of ra... Read all

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- Michael James Kacey
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- Norman Corwin

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- Michael James Kacey
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- Norman Corwin

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Corwin Speaks and I Hope Everyone Listens

I read the Leonard Maltin review where he said that this is a "no-frills enterprise." Clearly this is meant as a chronicle of Corwin's career in his own words. Maltin said that this alone was "priceless." I agree. It's basically Norman Corwin speaking about a variety of topics, each section running about 2-4 minutes, interspersed with title cards and some music announcing the next section. He talks about the power of radio, the dangers of war, the Hollywood blacklist, and how "On A Note of Triumph" was created, plus a lot more. Some sections are more interesting than others, but the ones that are good are VERY good. I wish every high school in America would play parts of this to their students. Although the DVD doesn't contain any clips from Corwin's great radio work, I think it's still a very good video and worth your time.