Remembrances

A Father's Funny And Sweet Send-off For Himself

6:35pm March 13, 2014

Before he died, Walter George Bruhl Jr. penned his own obituary. Funny and moving, the obit went viral soon after it was posted on the website Reddit. His son Martin speaks about his father's note.

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Fresh Air Remembers Surgeon And 'How We Die' Author Sherwin Nuland

4:46pm March 07, 2014

Nuland's book won a National Book Award and impacted the national debate about end-of-life care. He died on Monday at 83. Nuland spoke to Fresh Air in 1994.

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Arts

Alain Resnais, Director And Master Of Disorientation, Dies At 91

7:19pm March 03, 2014

by Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello talks about the contributions of French filmmaker Alain Resnais, who died Saturday at the age of 91.

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World News

France Mourns Filmmaker Alain Resnais

11:11am March 03, 2014

by Eleanor Beardsley

Prolific French film-maker Alain Resnais died over the weekend at the age of 91. Resnais' films captured international awards over seven decades. And, he was making movies up until the very end.

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Arts

Remembering Harold Ramis, Master Of The 'Smart Dumb-Movie'

2:36pm February 27, 2014

by John Powers

Best known for Animal House, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, Ramis died Monday at 69. Critic John Powers says Ramis was like a favorite uncle who spices up the family reunion by spiking the punch.

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Ramis, shown here in Chicago in 2009, died of complications related to autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis on Monday.

Arts

Harold Ramis On Working At 'Playboy' And Writing 'Animal House'

3:02pm February 25, 2014

The comedy actor, writer and director had co-written and planned to star in the long-awaited Ghostbusters III — but did not get the chance. He died Monday in Chicago at age 69.

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Books
Arts

Remembering Activist Poet Amiri Baraka

9:02pm February 21, 2014

Baraka was one of the key black literary voices of the 1960s. The political and social views that inspired his writing changed over the years, from his bohemian days as a young man in Greenwich Village to his later years as a Marxist. He spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1986.

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Shirley Temple started performing in films when she was just 3 years old.

Shirley Temple's Films Still Charm After All These Years

10:47pm February 16, 2014

by Scott Simon

Shirley Temple starred in reliably formulaic movies — a little girl loses a parent, but unlocks the iron hearts of those around her with smiles and song.

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Caesar, flanked by cast performers Imogene Coca and Carl Reiner, listens to a singer in a skit from the TV comedy series Your Show of Shows, in 1952.

Sid Caesar, Who Got Laughs Without Politics Or Putdowns, Dies At 91

8:00pm February 12, 2014

by Susan Stamberg

The comedian was one of early network TV's biggest stars, and he didn't do smut or smarmy remarks. Caesar did skits: grown-up, gentle comedy for the whole family. He died Wednesday morning at his home in Beverly Hills.

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National

Shirley Temple Black Dies At 85

1:28pm February 11, 2014

by Alison Bryce

One of the most famous childhood stars of all times, Shirley Temple Black has died. Remembered for her curls and acting talent, she became the face of hope during the Great Depression.

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