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Carol Burnett: The Grand Dame of Comedy (Zoom)
Tuesday, May 10 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | add to Google Calendar
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From her humble beginnings in San Antonio, Texas to her instant fame on Broadway in Once Upon A Mattress, Carol Burnett is best known for taking television by storm first on The Garry Moore Show and later on her own eleven season Emmy award winning variety program. Join us as we recount the history of Carol Burnett, from her troubles with alcoholic parents to her continued success in television. We will screen clips from her TV show plus see interviews with Carol and the cast including Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence.
Presented by: Keith Crocker is a Long Island, NY based filmmaker and film historian. He attended the New York Institute of Technology from 1984 through 1988, where he majored in film and TV production. Keith’s first job in cinema was making short Super 8mm films used for aversion therapy in phobia clinics. In 1993, Keith made his first feature film, which was based on Edgar Allan Poe’s Murders in the Rue Morgue. During this time, he also worked as a motion picture projectionist and started a video on demand company. 30 years later, that business is still running. From 1987 through 2005, Keith was editor of the fanzine The Journal, which published 25 issues before going into hiatus. In 2008, Keith released Blitzkreig, which was a WWII based film. During this time, he was also the co-founder of Wildeye Releasing. He left Wildeye in 2012. Keith has been teaching adult education at Nassau Community College for the past 18 year has also been giving seminars on motion pictures to public libraries and community centers for the past 25 years. He lives on Long Island with his wife/muse Christina Crocker. He has two screenplays written for upcoming production.