Ol' Man Keith

About me

Gender	MALE
Industry	Arts
Occupation	UC Irvine Professor emeritus, formerly artistic director of professional resident theater companies (LORT)
Location	Irvine, CA, United States
Introduction	Emblem is the "Fowler Owl." b. San Francisco Feb. 23, 1939. Resided in SF until 1960. Have lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK; Vienna, Austria; Richmond VA; New England; Sarasota FL; and traveled to Europe, Russia, and So. America. Now living in SoCAL.
Interests	My grandkids, our garden, our three rascal dogs
Favorite Movies	APOCALYPSE NOW, 2001, REAR WINDOW, CASABLANCA, EMPIRE OF THE SUN, PATHS OF GLORY, KING LEAR (w Paul Scofield)
Favorite Music	Mahler's 2nd & 5th SYMPHONIES, Beethoven's NINTH SYMPHONY (conducted by von Karajan); PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND (Aretha Franklin)
Favorite Books	Eclectic. Currently re-reading Philip Roth, our finest American 20th C author. I enjoy how some authors lead to other authors. Recently Amor Towles' RULES OF CIVILITY & A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW led me back to Scott Fitzgerald. Past: Elizabeth Gilbert's SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS is truly fine--rich and compelling. I really enjoyed Arthur Phillips' THE EGYPTOLOGIST. Conrad, Poe, & many classics but esp. MOBY DICK. Contemporary: anything by Philip Roth, Ian McEwan.