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Remembering Actress Catherine Scorsese

She was the mother of director Martin Scorsese, who cast her in several of his movies. Catherine died this past Monday at the age of 84.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 10, 1997: Interview with Ted Koppel; Interview with Bill Maher; Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker; Tribute to Catherine Scorsese.
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Comedian Bill Maher on His "Politically Incorrect" Politics

Maher is the hose of Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect," which has just moved to ABC. The former stand-up comic's new book is "Does Anybody Have a Problem With That: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits." With panelists of diverse ideologies and sometimes explosive conflicts, the show has been described as "the McLaughlin Group on acid." (REBROADCAST from 6/13/96).

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Martin Scorsese Talks about His Mother's "Family Cookbook"

Shortly before her death, the film director's mother Catherine Scorsese published a cookbook of recipes called "Italianamerican: The Scorsese Family Cookbook." Catherine acted in, and cooked in (on and off-screen) for several of her son's movies. Martin Scorsese will talk about casting his mother in his films and about the new book.

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