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Charles Nelson Reilly, beloved for his many sitcom roles, takes his three-hour one-man autobiographical stage show and turns it into a movie.
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In the Arts
Several generations of television viewers likely know Charles Nelson Reilly as a fixture on TV in the ‘70s and ‘80s. In his trademark owl glasses and frequent flamboyant attire, he was a perennial guest on “The Tonight Show” and “The Merv Griffin Show”; he lobbed double-entendres on “The Match Game” and “Hollywood Squares” and made countless guest appearances on iconic shows including “Love, American Style,” “The Love Boat” and “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.”
In this week’s Banner read about “The Life of Reilly,” which opens the Provincetown International Film Festival on June 14, is a documentary account of Reilly’s one-man stage show. The festival continues through June 18 with feature films, documentaries, awards and special events.
Also read an interview with Meryl Streep, one of the stars of “A Prairie Home Companion;” a story about the musical group Soul of the Sea; the movie rental new release column; a review of the movie “A Prairie Home Companion;” previews of upcoming exhibitions; listings; briefs; a preview of “Truro As We Knew It” which opens this Saturday at Highland House Museum; and more
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Garrison Keillor — from ‘Prairie Home’ to the silver screen and back
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Jun 8th, 2006