Randy roberts has written so many, hes written more than half of our total number, i think. So, we have a lot of experience in the genre and weve been drawn to it and we have an affinity for it in some way or another. Let me introduce the panelists, i will introduce each of you, if you could spend a minute or two telling the audience what was it that drew you to biography and what is it you love about this genre. We have larry who is a professor of the graduate acting program at school of the arts in new york in the musical writing program. Hes particularly interested in the music of broadway and has written biographies of Richard Rogers and playwrights and in addition to several other books. His most recent biographical work is the documentary film, sammy davis junior, i gotta be me. So, larry, tell us what drew you to this. Hi. I may be a little different from the rest of the panel. My venue is really entertainment. So, obviously, in entertainment you are dealing with a public person
Choice hanging out with us to biographiesedia and in political history. Between the four of us we have written at least 17 biographies, it might be more than that, i was losing count because Randy Roberts had written so many, more than half of our total number. We have a lot of experience in this genre, we have been drawn to it and have an affinity for it in some way or another. Panelists. Oduce the as i introduce each of you, if you could spend a minute or two telling the audience, what was it that drew you to biography . What is it that you love about the genre . First we have larry, professor and in the graduate acting program in the New York University of the arts with an affiliate in the graduate musical theater writing program. He particularly interested in the history of broadway and comedy, and has written the biography of Richard Roberts Richard Rogers and several other books. His most recent is a documentary film, Sammy Davis Jr. i gotta be me. What has drawn you to biography
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