1918! When Stars Were Born

1918! When Stars Were Born

Fall (14 hours or more) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Dining Room

New Course

9/20/2018-11/8/2018

11:30 AM-1:30 PM EDT on Th

$80.00

Curtain up! Light the lights! Are you ready for your close-up look into the lives and performances of stars born 100 years ago? Join us to discover (or rediscover) through extensive video and audio entertainment the great actors, musicians, comedians, dancers, and performers born in 1918. Hear both the joy and often heartbreakingly tragic stories behind the lives of these American icons. Truly a 100th anniversary celebration! With in-depth focus on: Leonard Bernstein, Rita Hayworth, Pearl Bailey, Jerome Robbins, Patty Andrews (The Andrews Sisters), Alan J. Lerner, Ida Lupino, Jack Paar, and William Holden. Also including career highlights of Art Carney, Elmore James, Cindy Walker, Marian McPartland, John Forsythe, Robert Walker, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Eddy Arnold, and many more. Video highlights from films, TV, and stage, including West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Camelot, The King and I, Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof, and Hello, Dolly!. Was there something in the water in 1918 that changed the future course of Broadway, film, dance, and television as well as country, blues, and popular music? Come see. “There’s no business like show business!”

  • There are no reading packets or textbooks for this course.
Peterman, John

John Peterman retired to the New London area after serving for 23 years as Head of an elementary school in Massachusetts. Throughout his life, John has been a public speaker and a mid-20th-century music and film enthusiast. His Osher courses on film and music include “Movie Stars Born in 1919, 1920, 1921”; “Comedy in Movies and TV 1960-1964”; “Girl Groups of the ‘60s”; and “Why Must I Be a Teenager in Love: Movies, TV, and Music, 1954- 1964”. John also serves on Osher’s Leadership Council.