I have been lecturing on the great Katharine Hepburn, since 2002.  I recall my first lecture at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center. I had selected clips from Hepburn’s best films, from 12 different VHS tapes. Now, ofcourse, I work with clips on a DVD. I was invited to present my Katharine Hepburn program at the Cinema Arts Centre, as part of their Womans Herstory festival, a series of programs and film screenings devoted to Woman’s History Month. I usually begin with some Katharine Hepburn quotes. She really said some really intelligent things. She held nothing back. She was the master of her soul. She said what was on her mind. Her film roles are outstanding. Four Academy Award wins: Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (1967), A Lion In Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981). Plus, many Academy Award nominations. You’ll get to see clips from these, plus films from her RKO period, The Philadelphia Story, teamings with Spencer Tracy. Even a short mini documentary to sum up the life and career of Katharine Hepburn. And what a life she led!

This April, I will be presenting my program, From Caesar To Hollywood: The Films of Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, and Neil Simon, at two different locations in the New York Area. On Sunday, April 6th, as part of a Baby Boomers Brunch lecture series, I will lecture on the three Sid Caesar writers at the JCC In Manhattan. Then, on April 23rd, I will present the same program at the Oceanside Public Library, as part of the Library’s “It’s ShowTime” Artists series. With the recent passing of Comic Legend Sid Caesar, I will be adding a little something extra to the program: a skit from Your Show of Shows, with Caesar, Carl Reiner, and Harold Morris.  It is an example of the writers, who would later go on to Hollywood fame. So, if you’re in NYC on Sunday morning, and would like some bagels and comedy, come to the JCC In Manhattan. Or, if you can’t make it into Manhattan, and live in the Oceanside, or surrounding area, come see me at the Oceanside Library.  I can assure you that you will feel better at the end of the program, than at the start.