Ol' Man Keith
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | UC Irvine Professor emeritus, formerly artistic director of professional theater companies (LORT--the League of Resident Theaters, America's "National Theater") |
| Location | Irvine, CA, United States |
| Introduction | Emblem is the "Fowler Owl." b. San Francisco Feb. 23, 1939. Resided in SF until 1960. Have lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK; Vienna, Austria; Richmond VA; New England; Sarasota FL; and traveled to Europe, Russia, and So. America. Now living in SoCAL. |
| Interests | My grandkids, our garden, our three rascal dogs |
| Favorite movies | APOCALYPSE NOW, 2001, REAR WINDOW, CASABLANCA, EMPIRE OF THE SUN, PATHS OF GLORY, KING LEAR (w Paul Scofield) |
| Favorite music | Mahler's 2nd & 5th SYMPHONIES, Beethoven's NINTH SYMPHONY (conducted by von Karajan); PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND (Aretha Franklin) |
| Favorite books | Eclectic. I enjoy how some authors lead to other authors. Amor Towles' RULES OF CIVILITY & A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW led me back to Scott Fitzgerald. Past: Elizabeth Gilbert's SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS is truly fine--rich and compelling. I really enjoyed Arthur Phillips' THE EGYPTOLOGIST. Conrad, Poe, & many classics but esp. MOBY DICK. Recent: Philip Roth, Ian McEwan, Kate Atkinson, Elmore Leonard. |