Thursdays – Famous Jewish Personalities in Politics, Science, Music and Art
8/6 @ 3:15 PM/ CH 8/20 & 8/27 @ 3:00 PM/ CH
Instructor: Stuart Liss
8/6 Katharine Hepburn was a rarity in Hollywood. With her headstrong personality and boyish fashion sense, she certainly wasn’t your typical starlet. Strutting around in trousers, Hepburn had a unique charisma that carried her through one of the longest careers in Hollywood. She was private and tight-lipped. But behind the scenes, Hepburn had a terrible penchant for secrets.
8/20 Jacqueline Susann was the actress-turned-author who had three consecutive best-selling books, including Valley of the Dolls. With a sky-high IQ and a knack for turning celebrity gossip into page-turning fiction, she lit the literary world ablaze.
8/27 Carl Reiner Writing comedy wasn’t always easy in the 1950s and 1960s, especially for television, but Carl Reiner had such a raw talent for comedy that he made it look like the easiest job in the world. Creating some of the most iconic sitcoms and films and often appearing in roles of all sizes to the delight of his audience, he had an uncanny ability to make people happy—both on and off-screen.
