Memoirs: From Johnnie Cochran to Carol Channing
Friday, October 11, 2002
The 1995 O.J. Simpson trial catapulted Johnnie Cochran to international fame. He shares his new memoir, A Lawyer’s Life. L.A. Confidential director, Curtis Hanson, joins Steven Higgins, film curator at Moma, and film preservationist Grover Crisp to discuss MOMA’s Festival of Film Preservation. Plus a conversation with Broadway starlet, Carol Channing. She shares her memoir, Just Lucky I Guess.
Johnnie Cochran
The 1995 O.J. Simpson trial catapulted Johnnie Cochran to international fame. He shares his new memoir, A Lawyer’s Life. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Curtis Hanson, Steven Higgins and Grover Crisp
L.A. Confidential director, Curtis Hanson, joins Steven Higgins, film curator at Moma, and film preservationist Grover Crisp to discuss MOMA’s Festival of Film Preservation.
Carol Channing
A conversation with Broadway starlet, Carol Channing. She shares her memoir, Just Lucky I Guess.
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