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| Program Number | S0488 |
| Title | What Is There to Learn from the Killing of Dr. Tarnower? |
| PBS Number | 1123 |
| Moderator | - |
| Host | Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008. |
| Guest(s) | 1) Trilling, Diana. - literary critic, author of Mrs. Harris: The Death of the
Scarsdale Diet Doctor |
| Taped on | Dec 3, 1981 (New York City, NY) |
| Broadcast Date | Dec 13, 1981 |
| Duration | 60 minutes (or hh:mm:ss) |
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| Summary | The elegant Mrs. Trilling writing about a murder case? Well, this was a particularly rich murder case in terms of its resonances in our society, and she and Mr. Buckley explore them in absorbing detail. DT: "How did I come to my judgment, my very unfavorable feeling about Dr. Tarnower? It started with something that we're not supposed to say: I didn't like his face." WFB: "His 'slithery face,' your words." DT: "Yes, I said he looked like a reptile ... We all judge by looks all the time, but we're not supposed to say so. It's just one of our minor hypocrisies." |
| Subject Heading(s) | Tarnower, Herman. Harris, Jean (Jean Struven) Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- White Plains. |
| Related Document(s) | Type(s): Transcript Type(s): News releases, clippings, photos, negatives Type(s): Transcript |
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| Transcript | Download transcript (80040_s0488_trans.pdf) |
