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No, Biopics Don’t Always Suck (Ft. Val Kilmer)
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History Harpies: Pop Culture, Past and Present by Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff and Christine Caldwell Ames
Episode notes
Lauren and Christine ask why biopics and biographies of musicians and other celebrities are so hard to do well, what we really want when we want to “know” a celebrity through a film or book, and why everyone is staring so adoringly at Bob Dylan all the time.
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Keywords
biopicsbiographiesBob DylanJim MorrisonVal KilmerThe DoorsR.E.M.Sophie Tucker