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Frank McCourt

Friday, July 24, 2009

Frank McCourt, who died last week, won the Pulitzer Prize for Angela's Ashes, his desperate, unsentimental memoir of a destitute childhood. When he spoke with Kurt in 2002, he proposed a new parenting philosophy: "Give children nothing."

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Remembering Frank McCourt

Monday, July 20, 2009

Author and teacher Frank McCourt passed away yesterday. He appeared on the Brian Lehrer Show September 11th, 2003: here's an excerpt.

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Frank McCourt

Friday, May 29, 2009

Pulitzer-prize winning author Frank McCourt tells stories -- many of them about the Irish art of storytelling. Now he's added music to it. He joins us for a live performance with the Newman/Oltman Guitar Duo and a string ensemble.

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Sounds of Silence

Friday, May 29, 2009

We conclude our Sound Off series on noise -- with a look at silence. Author Anne D. LeClaire tells us about her personal regimen of silence. And: Pulitzer-prize winning author Frank McCourt has added music to the Irish art of storytelling. He joins us with the Newman/Oltman Guitar Duo and ...

Angela's Story Continues

Monday, November 12, 2007

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt,remembers his mother during the holiday season in his new children's book, Angela and the Baby Jesus (Simon and Schuster, 2007), and talks about the legacy of Norman Mailer in New York.

Two versions of the book, Angela and the Baby Jesus, are ...

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Returning From Iraq

Monday, November 12, 2007

Like other wars, PTSD is common among soldiers returning from the war in Iraq. Find out what’s unique about this war for returning veterans. Also, Ronald Brownstein compares partisanship in the U.S. to a second civil war. CUNY starts a recruiting program specifically for veterans; and we open our phones ...

Longing, Frank McCourt, Luna

Saturday, November 02, 2002

Studio 360 gets the live audience its longed for. Kurt Andersen and writer Frank McCourt take the stage at the Museum of Television and Radio and look at how frustrated desire inspires people to create. Vocalist Sussan Deyhim demonstrates how song picks up where words words fail. The pop band ...

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Frank McCourt on Longing

Saturday, November 02, 2002

Before a live audience at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York, Kurt Andersen and writer Frank McCourt talk about the art of longing.

McCourt won the Pulitzer Prize for Angela's Ashes, about his impoverished childhood in Ireland. He taught high school English for over forty years in ...

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Frank McCourt: Survival Kit

Monday, February 28, 2000

Frank McCourt had been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after ...

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