Hawke, Ethan, 1970-

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October 5, 2020

52:30

Ethan Hawke On Playing John Brown, Early Fame, And Making A Friend Of Fear

Ethan Hawke has been acting since he was a kid. His latest project the Good Lord Bird is about abolitionist John Brown, and is based on the book by James McBride.

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Ethan Hawke

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August 21, 2020

06:17

Wild And Daring, 'Tesla' Captures The Spirit Of An Unorthodox Inventor

Tesla unfolds as a series of funny-sad vignettes from the life of Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor who has often been relegated to a historical footnote — as the younger, hipper rival to Thomas Edison.

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Ethan Hawke

As a Guest

Ethan Hawke On Playing John Brown, Early Fame, And Making A Friend Of Fear

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Wild And Daring, 'Tesla' Captures The Spirit Of An Unorthodox Inventor

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