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Legendary Al Pacino
Al Pacino (Alfredo James Pacino, born April 25, 1940) is an American actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and screenwriter. Pacino was born in New...
Big Apple in Fiction
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a novella by Truman Capote published in 1958. The main character, Holly Golightly, is one of Capote's best-known creations.
Plot
The novel opens in New York during World...
New York City in Movies
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It was...
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Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans...
New York City in Music
Billie Holiday – Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up! which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray. Many...
New York City in Movies
On the Town (1949)
On the Town is a 1949 Technicolor musical film with music by Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens and book and lyrics by Betty Comden...
Big Apple in Fiction
“Here is New York” by E.B.White
Here is New York is an essay written by E.B. White, the author of great children's books such as Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little....
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mr. Unstoppable
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and...