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A Life Lived Audioboom Studios
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From Muhammad Ali to Carrie Fisher, hear how the lives of the biggest stars were truly lived. With exclusive interviews from the people who knew them in life, journalist Stephanie Okupniak tells the stories of the dead.
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The First Lady of Television,Betty White
Author Herbie J Pilato, filmmaker William S Tribell and biographer Ray Richmond walk us through the raunchy euphemisms, the pioneering devotion and the sweet and caring nature that paved the way for Betty White to have the longest career in broadcasting than any woman in the Guinness Book of World Records.
To learn more about Betty White you can find copies of Ray Richmond's book here:
https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760379462/betty-white-2nd-edition
Herbie J Pilato's book - NBC & Me, My life as a Page in a Book:
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An Origin Story, Chadwick Boseman
In this episode of A Life Lived Stephanie Okupniak speaks with a professor and fellow classmate of Chadwick Boseman when he attended Oxford University for a summer acting course. The origin story of an artist who had never considered acting before - only to become on of the greatest cinematic heroes of all time.
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The Scottish Spy, Sean Connery
Stephanie Okupniak learns more about the school dropout from Edinburgh who will win the hearts of millions as the rogue spy 007 with journalist Brian Pendreigh, director Alvin Rakoff and biographer Herbie J Pilato.
Alvin Rakoff's memoir I'M JUST THE GUY WHO SAYS ACTION can be found here - alvinrakoff.com
Herbie J Pilato's biography Connery, Sean Connery can be found here - herbiejpilato.com/books -
A Life Lived Returns!
After a 4-year hiatus - A Life Lived returns!!
Join Stephanie Okupniak from June 10th as she speaks with the people closest to icons who have died and finds out what they were really like behind the spotlight.
This season she discovers why the mob stalked Sir Sean Connery, how Betty White got into the Guinness Book of World Records and what Chadwick Boseman learned in Hogwarts dining hall.
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Bruce Lee: Part Two
Look up ‘Hollywood action hero’ in the dictionary and you’ll find one name - Bruce Lee.
He overcame racism, stereotypes and challenge after challenge to become the world’s first Asian international film icon.
Stephanie Okupniak enters the world of martial arts to tell the story of Bruce’s extraordinary life with the help of friend and co-star Bob Wall and students Patrick Strong and Leo Fong.
In part two, we take closer a look at how Bruce fought through chronic pain to become one of the first and most successful independent movie makers. -
Bruce Lee: Part One
Look up ‘Hollywood action hero’ in the dictionary and you’ll find one name - Bruce Lee.
He overcame racism, stereotypes and challenge after challenge to become the world’s first Asian international film icon.
Stephanie Okupniak enters the world of martial arts to tell the story of Bruce’s extraordinary life with the help of friend and co-star Bob Wall and students Patrick Strong and Leo Fong.
In part one, we find out how a young immigrant would *literally* fight to become a household name.
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