First day on april 23rd. That means april 23rd is a really book deal at the Folger Shakespeare library. In fact the folger first opened on april 23rd in 1932, yesterday on our 85th birthday we celebrated with a cherished tradition, annual open house. Tonights birthday lecture, the 68th by my count, also holds a cherished position on the folger calendar. Here we bring current scholarly perspective and debate directly out of the reading room on the other side of that wall into this remarkable and intimate theater. Cspan2, booktv joins us tonight so audiences that couldnt be with us, the First American reconstruction of the theater can catch up and use the lecture in the weeks ahead. This is probably a good time to remind us all to turn off our cell phones so that we can all enjoy the lecture. This lecture were marking the conclusion of a yearlong celebration of the 400th anniversary of shakespeare. Tonight, at 401 we pause to reflect. What have we learned about our stewardship of the leg
Of flight mail carrier to the jet age of the 1950s to today and missiles its all here. I want to share an article from earlier in week on the spirit of st. Louis one of the iconic planes that Charles Lindbergh had. Jeremy kinney is joining us. Talk about the spirit of st. Louis and the interesting things you found . The spirit of st. Louis is true milestone of flight and Charles Lindbergh makes the epic plight in 1927. Since the building opened in 1976. So this opportunity to redo the gallery, looking at this airplane and seeing the elements that are left about the people who made the airplanes, the flags from the europe as well as latin america, so you see these peeking are making the contact and being part of this story in afuation in 1920. Where are you interesting in this area . I have been interested in afuation history. Aerospace history. It was a passion that i had was able to cultivate and grow and end up at smithsonian. Was there a turning point in american aviation history. L
For all the Academy Award that will be handed out tonight you wont see one for best main title design. Yes, title design. That blend of graphic art and film make thank can be just as memorable as the movie itself. What would those films be without them . Thats what you have to ask. Giving credit where credit is due, later on sunday morning. Pauley the call for the envelope please summons mixed emotion for salie field. This morning shell be sharing her Academy Award winning memories with us. I started this and im gonna finish it. Though salie field has won the oscar not once but two times. Im going to lose whats left of my family. Im not going to let that happen. She just might be most famous for her acceptance speech. This one moment. Thats what i said. This morning, well talk with salie field. Grace kelly is an oscar winner of the past who wept on to win ever greater fame as a real life princess. Rita braver tells us her story this morning in a postcard american movie star grace kelly
For all the Academy Award that will be handed out tonight you wont see one for best main title design. Yes, title design. That blend of graphic art and film make thank can be just as memorable as the movie itself. What would those films be without them . Thats what you have to ask. Giving credit where credit is due, later on sunday morning. Pauley the call for the envelope please summons mixed emotion for salie field. This morning shell be sharing her Academy Award winning memories with us. I started this and im gonna finish it. Though salie field has won the oscar not once but two times. Im going to lose whats left of my family. Im not going to let that happen. She just might be most famous for her acceptance speech. This one moment. Thats what i said. This morning, well talk with salie field. Grace kelly is an oscar winner of the past who wept on to win ever greater fame as a real life princess. Rita braver tells us her story this morning in a postcard american movie star grace kelly
For all the Academy Award that will be handed out tonight you wont see one for best main title design. Yes, title design. That blend of graphic art and film make thank can be just as memorable as the movie itself. What would those films be without them . Thats what you have to ask. Giving credit where credit is due, later on sunday morning. Pauley the call for the envelope please summons mixed emotion for salie field. This morning shell be sharing her Academy Award winning memories with us. I started this and im gonna finish it. Though salie field has won the oscar not once but two times. Im going to lose whats left of my family. Im not going to let that happen. She just might be most famous for her acceptance speech. Thisn this morning, well talk with salie field. Grace kelly is an oscar winner of the past who wept on to win ever greater fame as a real life princess. Rita braver tells us her story this morning in a postcard american movie star grace kelly became the elegant princess g