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was from an 18th century english poet. it was an ode, and the last two lines were, a rage for fame attends both great and small; better be damned than not be named at all. and i realized that from a small girl, she had realized she wanted to be famous. so i thought that rage for fame is just a perfect title because her whole life after that was to that end. c-span: when was this picture taken? guest: that picture was taken about 1942, just after she d been elected to congress by the famous canadian photographer kosch joseph kosch. c-span: how old was she here? guest: she was only about 39. c-span: and how long did she serve in congress? guest: she served in congress for two terms four years altogether. c-span: when did you first meet her? guest: i first met her in the fall of 1980 at her house in washington, but it was really a strange meeting because i had already conceived the idea of doing a biography of her. when i just out of the blue, this invitation came fr
New-yorkUnited-statesMiamiFloridaNorwayWestminster-collegeMissouriCanadaJapanPhilippinesPhiladelphiaPennsylvania let s go to the movies. for more than half a century, these words have meant an invitation to magic. the magic of moving pictures. the spinning of dreams in a darkened theater. for three decades, the dreams were silent ones. the magic of movement alone. then suddenly, on a night in october 1927, a voice was heard from the screen. proclaiming a fabulous era in hollywood. the night the movies became the talkies with the premiere of a jazz singer and the voice of al jolson. it s interesting the first sound motion picture was a musical in which al jolson only sang and the reason for that is they said, well, who wants to hear actors talk. most of the running time it s a silent film using titles with an orchestra score. every once in a while the orchestra stops and jolson pops up and starts singing. wonderful tales are always hard to find some folks have one some folks have none jolson always talked to his audience. it was one of the things he was known for
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