Today's Obsession? Turner Classic Movies

Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker share their passion for Turner Classic Movies, delving into the careers of Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Natalie Wood, which sends them on a hunt for messages in Splendor In The Grass. Can abstinence really drive teenagers crazy? Plus Fritz goes down a media path that leads from his NBC co-worker Josh Mankiewicz through Josh’s grandfather and great uncle, Hollywood trailblazers, Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, subjects of The Brothers Mankiewicz by Sydney Ladensohn Stern

Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker share their passion for Turner Classic Movies, delving into the careers of Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Natalie Wood, which sends them on a hunt for  messages in Splendor In The Grass. Can abstinence really drive teenagers crazy? Plus Fritz goes down a media path that leads from his NBC co-worker Josh Mankiewicz through Josh’s grandfather Herman Mankiewicz who wrote Citizen Kane to Herman’s brother Joseph Mankiewicz who wrote Cleopatra and All About Eve which led to the discovery of a book by Sydney Ladensohn Stern called The Brothers Mankiewicz.

Path Points of Interest:
The Brothers Mankiewicz by Sydney Ladensohn SternTurner Classic Movies