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David Crane and Marta Kauffman Discuss "Dream On."

Creators and Executive Producers, David Crane and Marta Kauffman for the HBO comedy series, "Dream On." The show's main character is a divorced father who often doesn't do the right thing. The voice of his conscious is played out -- using clips from old TV shows which are edited into the show. "Dream On," won the CableACE Award for Best Comedy Series in 1991. Crane and Kauffman have been writing together for over ten years. They were co-writers with another writer of the book and lyrics for the musical "Personals," for which they won an Outer Critics Circle award. They've also written book, sketch material, and lyrics for several Off-Broadway revues.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 11, 1992: Interview with Bobby Previte; Interview with David Crane and Marta Kauffman; Review of Grete Weil's book "The Bride Price."
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Drummer and Composer Bobby Previte.

Drummer and composer Bobby Previte. He's ranks among the best known of Jazz's new generation of composers. In 1991 "Rolling Stone Magazine," named him their "Hot New Jazz Artist." His most recent project is the score for the Moscow Circus. He was in Russia late last summer working with the Circus's musicians when the coup attempt took place. He's collaborated on albums with such musicians as John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, and Elliot Sharp, and has released six albums for his own bands.

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A Flawless, Devastating Book.

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "The Bride Price," by Grete Weil. The book is half autobiography, and half biblical story. (published by David Godine)

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Actor Brian Benben on Living His Acting "Dream"

Benben is co-starring in the new movie, "Radioland Murders," as a radio scriptwriter trying to save his marriage. He also stars in "Dream On," the HBO comedy series. "The New York Times" has called his "Dream On" character "an adult Charlie Brown," with "offbeat charm."

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Linney Mines 'The Big C' For Serious Laughs.

On Showtime's dark comedy series, Laura Linney plays a terminally ill cancer patient. The actress's own father died from lung cancer while the series was being made; her mother was a cancer nurse when Linney was young. These experiences, she says, inform her performance.

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Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most

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