Thursday
Nov012007
Interview: William Kennedy
Thursday, November 1, 2007 
William Kennedy was born and raised in Albany, New York, and later worked as a journalist there, giving him the background for his celebrated works about that city and its history. He has published eight novels and several works of nonfiction and drama; he's also a screenwriter, and the recipient of both a MacArthur grant and a Pulitzer Prize. His books include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978), Ironweed (1983), and Roscoe (2002).
Kennedy read in Cornell's Goldwin Smith Hall on November 1, 2007. This interview took place earlier the same day.
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Reader Comments (1)
Did you know Harry Markowitz and my mother, Audry Hawse, who kept the books for Harry in the newsroom next to the Strand Theater? I was one of the "street urchins, who lived kitty-corner from the Eagle Theater. Tony Dean, Chief of Detectives, knew all us kids by name. They knew my mom and my playmates' moms. THREE CHEERS FOR OLD DEMOCRATIC MOB!!! Howard Hawse. Brunohawse@gmail.com