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War's funny in new `Mr. Roberts'.
Byline: Michael Kilian
WASHINGTON _ No one has produced a comedy about the war in Iraq.
Whether that dubious prospect ever becomes reality remains to be seen. World War II is another matter. It is as over as the War of the Austrian Succession, yet it has never really ended. Every year, in a continuing tumult of books, movies and plays, the 20th century's most murderous and miserable period has happily lived on in the American consciousness_even as comedy.
Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has just revived one of the best and funniest World War II comedies, 1948's "Mr. Roberts." Winner of the very first Tony Award for best play, a huge hit on Broadway and later a big box office movie starring Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon, the play is engendering pretty much the same reaction upon its premiere: rave reviews, expansive write-ups, big audiences and lots of ...
- World War II. Pacific War. 1945. (PAR294314)
- Picture from: Magnum Photos W. Eugene Smith January 1, 1945 700+ words
...world war confrontation armed conflict defence war wars name of second world war pacific war wwll ww2 world war two warii ii...war confrontation armed conflict defence war wars name of second world war pacific war wwll ...
- The National World War II Museum to Host Film Conference Examining How a...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 22, 2008 700+ words
Real to Reel: World War II in Film, Documentaries & Newsreels...The Second International Conference on World War II this April NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The pivotal years of World War II have influenced and inspired filmmakers...
- Veterans of World War II find themselves richly, newly celebrated.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Infield, Tom May 22, 2004 700+ words
...ago, Bill Guarnere's heroics in World War II were mostly unknown even to his...is an extreme version of what many World War II veterans have experienced recently...with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial in Washington. As they...
- Hot topic in Germany: aggression in World War I; Sunday marked the 90th...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 2, 2004 700+ words
...class to the current World War I exhibit at the...connections between the two wars and with the 20th...really learned that World War I was the first and...conflation of the two wars is a dangerous step...says that reducing World War II to a small part...
- SENS. LANDRIEU, VITTER SECURE $25M TO EXPAND WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 11, 2009 700+ words
...25 million to expand the National World War II Museum, located in New Orleans...on the American home front during World War II. "I have long been a strong supporter and advocate of the World War II Museum in its expansion efforts...
- Honor Flight honors World War II veterans.
- Magazine article from: DAV Magazine March 1, 2008 700+ words
...to miss their trip to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C...caps proudly identifying them as World War II veterans. They were excited...organization that seeks to honor as many World War II veterans as possible by providing...
- World War II Vets as a Group Have Fared Well
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered March 27, 1996 700+ words
...men over 65, some seven million, served in World War II. Researchers say that most veterans led more...s seven million men - served in the Second World War. As a group, experts say, World War II veterans have fared well. They received more...
- The Outbreak of the First World War: 1914 in Perspective.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Teaching History: A Journal of Methods Lowry, Bullitt September 22, 2000 700+ words
...Origins of the Second World War in Europe. London...Explanations of why wars break out have become...s The Causes of War (3rd edition, 1988...genesis of specific wars use a whole new arsenal...related questions of why World War I broke out and why...
