ÍCONES DA CULTURA UNIVERSAL

Salvador Dali - Video – Surrealist artist appears on “What’s My Line?” (1952)

Johnny Depp - Video – The versatile actor reads a letter from Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Anne Frank - Video – It is the only known footage of Anne Frank, author of the world’s most famous diary, and it’s now online.

Patti Smith - Video – The “godmother of punk” recalls her friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe.

Quentin Tarantino - Video – Pulp Fiction director lists his favorites films since 1992.

Leo Tolstoy – Video – Great footage of the last days of the towering Russian novelist. 1910.

Mark Twain – Video – America’s fabled writer captured on film by Thomas Edison in 1909.

Andy Warhol - Video – In 1979, Warhol created public access television programs. In this episode, he chats with Bianca Jagger & Steven Spielberg.

Tom Waits - Video – The raspy singer reads “The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski.

Virginia Woolf - Audio - Recording comes from a 1937 BBC radio broadcast. The talk, entitled “Craftsmanship,” was part of a series called “Words Fail Me.” The only known recording of her voice.

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[via open culture]