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Actor and Playwright Wallace Shawn

Shawn co-starred in and co-wrote the movie, "My Dinner With Andre," and also appeared in "Manhattan," "The Princess Bride," and "Radio Days." Now Shawn is performing a one-man monologue called "The Fever," about a well-to-do man coming to grips with the world's poverty.

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Other segments from the episode on March 7, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 7, 1991: Interview with Nicholas Lemann; Interview with Wallace Shawn; Review of the book "Signs of the Times."

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