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Frances Ann Lebowitz (/ ˈ l iː b ə w ɪ t s /; [1] born October 27, 1950) is an American author, [2] public speaker, [3] [4] and actor. [5] She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese ...
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Public Speaking is a 2010 documentary film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese, about the American author Fran Lebowitz.. The film was broadcast on HBO on November 22, 2010, prior to a limited release on February 23, 2011, by Rialto Pictures.
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Filming took place in Manhattan, although Lebowitz said, "we did go to Queens, [and it was] something Marty talked about as if we were going to Afghanistan." [5] Other locations include the Players Club, the New York Public Library and the streets of Manhattan. [6] The documentary was dedicated to Lebowitz's longtime friend Toni Morrison. [7]
Fran Lebowitz’s politics may be almost impeccably left-wing, but everything else about her is delightfully reactionary in Martin Scorsese’s latest — it is his second — documentary about ...
If bon mots were bonbons, Fran Lebowitz would be Willie Wonka. She has been dispensing witty observations for decades now, in her book The Fran Lebowitz Reader, as a frequent and reliably funny ...
The RMWF has featured dozens of major authors like Dave Barry, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Fran Lebowitz, James Patterson, George Saunders, Zadie Smith, Jerry Brown, Sally Field, Tom Hanks and Mike Reiss. [7] The Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory was featured as a stargazing date location in the 18th season of The Bachelorette. [8] [9]