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Camille F. Forbes on Bert Williams

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Qdb1AJK67o"><a href="https://fromthebookshelf.com/podcast/camille-f-forbes-on-bert-williams/">Camille F. Forbes on Bert Williams</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fromthebookshelf.com/podcast/camille-f-forbes-on-bert-williams/embed/#?secret=Qdb1AJK67o" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Camille F. Forbes on Bert Williams&#8221; &#8212; From the Bookshelf" data-secret="Qdb1AJK67o" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://fromthebookshelf.com/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Camille Forbes discusses the life and career of the great comedian Bert Williams. < previous

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Donald Spoto

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This week we revisit this wonderful conversation with film historian Donald Spoto. < previous

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The Life of Harry Houdini

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William Kalush and Larry Sloman join Gary to discuss their great biography of the great showman, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero < previous

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Sheila Weller on Joni Carole and Carly

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Rock historian and journalist Sheila Weller discusses her latest book, a biography of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. < previous

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David Hajdu Returns

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David Hajdu, author of “The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How it Changed America” returns for a discussion of hysteria caused by comics in the 1940’s and ‘50’s. < previous

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David Kaufman on Doris Day

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David Kaufman has written the definitive biography of movie star and singer Doris Day. Kaufman discusses his extraordinary book this week on From the Bookshelf! < previous

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Mark Harris and the films of 1967

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Mark Harris has written an incisive book about the five films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar of 1967. Harris traces the making of these films and the revolution in Hollywood that they wrought. < previous

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Vincent Bugliosi on Bush

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Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi returns to From the Bookshelf to discuss his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for murder. < previous

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Paul Chambers on Jumbo the Elephant

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The tragic tale of the great elephant Jumbo is recounted in an excellent new book whose author, Paul Chambers, is this week’s guest! < previous

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Hajdu on Comic Books and Bob Dylan

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David Hajdu comes to discuss his new book on the comic books scandals of the 1950’s, but first Gary asks about Hajdu’s previous book, Positively 4th Street, a book about the young Bob Dylan. Its all very interesting! < previous