Lawrence Welk fans keep faith at Strasburg farmstead 10 years on
Ten years after his death at 89, Lawrence Welk remains a local icon in Strasburg North Dakota. Fans tour his family farm and tune to The Lawrence Welk Show on PBS. His sister tours share memories of a simple life and a music empire that still draws visitors and fan clubs.
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N.D
North Dakota
Lawrence Welk
Welk
Edna Schwab
Welks
Schwab
Sioux City
Iowa
Bismarck
Los Angeles
ABC
Public TV
PBS
Margaret Heron
Welk Group
Heron
Alice Low
Shaw
Authors turn to film shaping new works from novels
The piece explores writers like Michael Ondaatje John Irving and Russell Banks who move into cinema adapting novels and shaping productions. It recalls Ondaatje praising Zhang Yimous films and details Irving and Banks evolving from traditional adaptations to hands on involvement and independent projects.
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Michael Ondaatje
Zhang Yimou
Ondaatje
Anil
Toronto
Atom Egoyan
Anthony Minghella
Portnoy
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hollywood
John Irving
Russell Banks
Irving
Banks
Garp
New Hampshire
Egoyan
Paul Schrader
Lasse Hallstrom
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