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Bernie Taupin Takes On Gershwin

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|14 days ago |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features PASADENA, CA-Created in 2007 by the Library of Congress, with Paul Simon being the first recipient, the Gershwin Prize honors composers and performers for their lifetime achievements. The Prize is named after George and Ira Gershwin, whose iconic songs inc [...]

Ken Burns Turns His Lens on Renaissance Man Benjamin Franklin in Two-Part PBS Documentary Series

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|April 4, 2022 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Ken Burns’ new documentary, “Benjamin Franklin,” spotlights one of the most consequential figures in American history. Statesman, scientist, inventor, writer and publisher, this Founding Father signed both the Declaration of Independence and the United [...]

Photos: Muhammad Ali’s Daughter Delivers a Knockout Interview about Her Famous Father Who is the Subject of a Ken Burns Documentary

Photo Gallery TV Feature Photos By Peter Gonzaga|September 6, 2021 |0

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Muhammad Ali’s Daughter Delivers a Knockout Interview about Her Famous Father Who is the Subject of a Ken Burns Documentary

News TV Features By Judy Sloane|September 6, 2021 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—PBS’ “Muhammad Ali” spotlights the life of the three-time heavyweight boxing champion and activist who ruled the ring with power, charm and humor… and focuses on his outspokenness outside of it. With insights and memories from friends and family, plus a [...]

Photos: The Women of PBS drama ‘Mercy Street’ Talk on War, Accents

Photo Gallery TV Feature Photos By Judy Sloane|January 25, 2016 |0

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Photos: EXCLUSIVE: Martin Clunes Talks on No. 7 for ‘Doc Martin’

Photo Gallery TV Feature Photos By Angela Dawson|January 5, 2016 |0

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Laura Carmichael Talks on ‘Downton Abbey’ Final Season

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|December 29, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON and JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For five seasons, Laura Carmichael has played plotting and often put-upon middle child Edith Crawley on the worldwide hit TV drama series “Downton Abbey.” The sixth—and final—season premieres Sunday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m./8C on PBS. The lon [...]

American Masters: Billie Jean King – 5 Photos

TV Feature Photos By Peter Gonzaga|September 9, 2013 |0

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‘Downton Abbey’ Actresses Talk on Upcoming Season

Features TV Features By Angela Dawson|August 14, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Cast members of the hit British TV series “Downton Abbey” were on hand here for the Television Critics Association Summer Tour. Among them were Michelle Dockery, who plays the impossibly proper Lady Mary Crawley, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Dow [...]

First look at Next Season’s ‘Foyle’s War’

News By Angela Dawson|September 13, 2012 |0

By a Front Row Features Staff Report Acorn Media, Masterpiece/WGBH, ITV and Eleventh Hour Films released today the first images from the set of “Foyle’s War.” The three new episodes will air as part of the Masterpiece Mystery! Season on PBS in summer of 2013. “World War II [...]