Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne

纪念演员马丁·马尔和编剧罗伯特·汤

Fresh Air

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2024-07-13

47 分钟
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Martin Mull, who died June 27, appeared in the 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and later starred in Fernwood 2 Night. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we revisit Terry Gross' 1995 interview with Mull. Robert Towne, who died July 1, was nominated for an Oscar in 1974 for his screenplay for The Last Detail, and won the Academy Award in 1975 for his screenplay for Chinatown. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1988. Justin Chang reviews A Quiet Place: Day One. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Today we're starting off by remembering Martin Mull, the comedian, musician, actor and artist who died last Thursday at age 80.

  • We'll feature portions of an interview between Mull and Terry Gross from 1995, and we'll begin with this appreciation.

  • Martin Mull was born in Chicago in 1943 and grew up in Ohio and Connecticut.

  • In college, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine art and painted throughout his life.

  • But Martin Mull became famous as a musician, comedian and actor.

  • Martin Mull played electric and acoustic guitar, singing his own compositions in his signature sardonic style.

  • Songs such as this don't pull it off till tomorrow.

  • What you can do today.

  • Don't leave things half finished.

  • Thank you.

  • Thank you very much.

  • That's all I should have done on that.

  • I should probably finish it up.

  • You seem to like it.