Brooklyn’s Sweetheart: Marisa Tomei
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Food guru, David Rosengarten, taste tests pastas from around the city. Last year Marisa Tomei stunned audiences and earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the independent film "In The Bedroom." She discusses her latest project, "Just A Kiss." Plus, Francine Prose explores the lives of the women behind the artists, The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired and Jane Leavy talks about the greatest lefthander of all time, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy.
David Rosengarten and Michael White
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Marisa Tomei
Last year Marisa Tomei stunned audiences and earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the independent film, "In The Bedroom." She discusses her latest project, "Just A Kiss." Fisher Stevens, director of "Just a Kiss," will be joining Marisa Tomei.
Francine Prose
Francine Prose explores the lives of the women behind the artists, The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired.
Jane Leavy
Jane Leavy talks about the greatest lefthander of all time, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy. Read an excerpt of Leavy's book in the Reading Room.
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