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From the Archives: Film Director John Boorman.

John Boorman directed the film "The General," which is now out on video. The film is based on the life of the notorious Irish thief and gangster Martin Cahill. Cahill stole about 60 million dollars in a series of ingenioius robberies he masterminded in the 1980's. Boorman has directed many other films including Deliverance, Point Blank, Hope and Glory, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, and Beyond Rangoon. (Rebroadcast of 1/4/99)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 23, 1999: Interview with Merce Cunningham; Interview with John Boorman; Review of the film "The Blair Witch Project."
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From the Archives: Dance Revolutionary Merce Cunningham.

Choreographer and dancer Merce Cunnigham. He's been called "one of the great iconoclasts in 20th-century art." He revolutionized modern dance, pioneering abstract movement with his music director John Cage. This week the Lincoln Center in New York City is honoring him. (REBROADCAST FROM 12/17/1985).

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Film Director John Boorman.

John Boorman directed the new film the The General, based on the life of the notorious Irish thief and gangster Martin Cahill. Cahill stole about 60 million dollars in a series of ingenioius robberies he masterminded in the 1980's. Boorman has directed many other films including Deliverance, Point Blank, Hope and Glory, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, and Beyond Rangoon.

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