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To Write and Keep Kind

To Write and Keep Kind

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To Write and Keep Kind

1992

0h 57m

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Documentary

Overview

A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his family and friends, and provides an insightful look at his short stories and poems.

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KCTS Television

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Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

Ed Sampson

Narrator

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Poetry Reader

Tess Gallagher

Self

Raymond Carver

Self (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: John Keeble
Written by: John Keeble
Produced by: Jean Walkinshaw

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