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Actor, Director and Puppeteer Frank Oz.

Film director Frank Oz. He directed the comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" that starred Steve Martin and Michael Caine. But Oz is still best known as the creator and voice behind Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster and Fozzie Bear, characters who make up the Muppets. Oz, who joined Muppet Show-creator Jim Henson in 1963, also directed the Muppet films, like "The Muppets Take Manhattan." His other film is the musical comedy "Little Shop of Horrors." (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Tuesday, December 20, 1988.)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 4, 1989: Interview with Frank Oz; Commentary on women rockabilly musicians; Interview with Mickey Hart; Commentary on "getting by."
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Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart.

Percussionist Mickey Hart. He's best known as a member of rock group The Grateful Dead. But Hart is also an avid collector of percussion instruments and recordings in native settings. Hart has spent the last 18 years traveling the world in his search. His collection ranges from the dance music of American Indians to Eskimo throat singers and Solomon Islands water slapping. Highlights of his field recordings have just been released in a series titled "The World." (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, May 17, 1989.)

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