“J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous, died Wednesday at his home in Cornish, N.H., where he had [...]
Archive for January, 2010
R.I.P. – J. D. Salinger (1919-2010)
Posted in Books, Literature, Obituaries, Writers & Writing on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Willful Misconduct: The Legal Battle Over Jack Kerouac’s Forged Will
Posted in Books, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Literature, Poets & Poetry, Popular Culture, Writers & Writing on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“When Jack Kerouac wrote his will shortly before his death in 1969, he was broke. Forty years later, a ferocious battle rages over his multi-million dollar literary estate. Kerouac, at odds with his third wife, Stella Sampas, had left everything to his mother, Gabrielle Kerouac. But when Gabrielle Kerouac passed away in 1973, her will [...]
R.I.P. – Eric Rohmer (1920-2010)
Posted in Cinema, Europe, Movie Reviews, Obituaries, Popular Culture on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Eric Rohmer, the French critic and filmmaker who was one of the founding figures of the internationally influential movement that became known as the French New Wave, and the director of more than 50 films for theaters and television, including the Oscar-nominated ’My Night at Maud’s‘ (1969), died on Monday. He was 89. . . . [...]
