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JUNE 6, 2007 AT 8 PM ET

LESLIE EPSTEIN ON DAD & UNCLE

PHILIP & JULIUS EPSTEIN

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THE EPSTEIN BROTHERS

Author Leslie Epstein, who has dealt with both the world of classic Hollywood and growing up in that world with such acclaimed novels as Pandaemonium and San Remo Drive, knows of what he writes. For he happens to be the son of Philip Epstein and the nephew of Julius Epstein, who just happen to have co-written such enduring classics as: Casablanca, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Strawberry Blonde, Mr. Skeffington, and Arsenic and Old Lace. Leslie Epstein also happens to be the father of Theo Epstein, general manager of the Boston Red Sox, but that’s a topic for another day.

Listen to Leslie Epstein’s fascinating first-hand account of growing up in Hollywood, during its Golden Era. He offers delightful anecdotes of his father and uncle – the legendary Epstein brothers. And many, many others. Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Bette Davis, Jack Warner, Elizabeth Taylor, they’re all here front and center in Epstein’s witty and stimulating ICONS Radio interview.

And if you’ve ever wondered why J. D. Salinger has refused to sell the film rights to Catcher in the Rye, tune in to the ICONS Radio interview with Leslie Epstein. He knows why.