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1 month ago | 
orlandosentinel.com | John Irving
Today is Sunday, March 2, the 61st day of 2025. There are 304 days left in the year. Today in history:On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks, a single-game NBA record that still stands. Philadelphia won by a score of 169-147. Also on this date:In 1807, the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves was signed by President Thomas Jefferson.
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1 month ago | 
vancouverisawesome.com | John Irving
Celebrity Birthdays for March 2:Actor John Cullum ("Northern Exposure") is 95. Actress Barbara Luna is 88. Author John Irving is 83. Canadian Songwriters Hall-of-famer Luc Plamondon is 83. Actress Cassie Yates is 74. Actress Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live") is 73. Singer Jay Osmond of The Osmonds is 70. Singer John Cowsill of The Cowsills is 69. Singer Larry Stewart of Restless Heart is 66. Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 63. Blues singer Alvin Youngblood Hart is 62.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
bibliosurf.com | John Irving
Une saga jubilatoire et réjouissante par l’auteur de l’inoubliable Monde selon Garp. 1941. À Aspen, Colorado, la jeune Rachel Brewster, dite « Little Ray », échoue aux épreuves de slalom mais réussit à tomber enceinte. De retour chez ses parents, elle devient monitrice de ski et élève son fils Adam dans un climat de tendre complicité.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
focusfeatures.com | John Irving |filmmaker Tod Williams
Focus News | Jul 12, 2024 When Tod Williams’ The Door in the Floor opened in theaters on July 14, 2004, Rolling Stone called it “extraordinary in every way, from the pitch-perfect performances to the delicate handling of explosive subject matter.” Based on a section of John Irving’s novel A Widow for One Year, the film captures the eventful summer that a children’s book illustrator (Jeff Bridges) and his estranged wife (Kim Basinger) invite an idealistic young man (Jon Foster) to help them...
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May 9, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Alexander Larman |John Irving
Jeff Daniels as Charlie Croker in A Man in Full Credit: Television Stills A Man in Full, Netflix’s new big-budget adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s bestselling 1998 novel, was intended to be one of the year’s most prestigious dramas.
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May 7, 2024 | 
audible.com | Katie O'Connor |Sarah J. Maas |Jennifer Egan |John Irving
Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactlyKatie O'Connor: Hi, listeners. I'm Audible Editor Katie O'Connor, and I'm beyond excited to be speaking with best friend writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings today, known to us by the pen name Christina Lauren. Welcome to you both. Christina Hobbs: Yay. Thank you so much. Lauren Billings: Hello. KO: You two have coauthored more than two dozen novels together.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
hastybooklist.com | T. Greenwood |John Irving |Sally Rooney |Whitney Scharer
Author Interview - Michelle GableAuthor of The Summer I Met Jack, The Bookseller's Secret, and The Beautiful People. Set against the glamorous 1960s Jet Set, a novel about a failed west coast debutante whose new job as assistant to society photographer Slim Aarons takes her into the complicated inner circle of Palm Beach socialites, and into a beguiling friendship with the star at its center, heiress and rising fashion designer Lilly PulitzerBeautiful People. Beautiful Places.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
mountainviewtoday.ca | John Irving
Celebrity Birthdays for March 2:Actor John Cullum ("Northern Exposure") is 94. Actress Barbara Luna is 87. Author John Irving is 82. Canadian Songwriters Hall-of-famer Luc Plamondon is 82. Actress Cassie Yates is 73. Actress Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live") is 72. Singer Jay Osmond of The Osmonds is 69. Singer John Cowsill of The Cowsills is 68. Singer Larry Stewart of Restless Heart is 65. Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 62. Blues singer Alvin Youngblood Hart is 61.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
vancouverisawesome.com | John Irving
Celebrity Birthdays for March 2:Actor John Cullum ("Northern Exposure") is 94. Actress Barbara Luna is 87. Author John Irving is 82. Canadian Songwriters Hall-of-famer Luc Plamondon is 82. Actress Cassie Yates is 73. Actress Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live") is 72. Singer Jay Osmond of The Osmonds is 69. Singer John Cowsill of The Cowsills is 68. Singer Larry Stewart of Restless Heart is 65. Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 62. Blues singer Alvin Youngblood Hart is 61.
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Jan 27, 2024 | 
freakonomics.com | A Prayer |John Irving |Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan
Episode Transcript
MAUGHAN: I honestly am just kind of reeling over here. * * *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: What makes an object feel emotionally significant? DUCKWORTH: I’m like, “Why can’t I?
