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Casting Call For People Over 100 Years Old
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| New Biography TV Series Looking For Extraordinary Centenarians To Film In January
Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films Producing "The Living Century" -- Hosted By Jack Lemmon; Airing Throughout December
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 12/20/2000 -- THE LIVING CENTURY: The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People is looking for people over 100 years old to film for future episodes of the new biography series that is currently premiering on PBS throughout December, it was announced today. This is believed to be the first time for an open casting call of centenarians to have their stories told on television.
Barbra Streisand and Cis Corman, president of Barwood Films, are executive producing the series with Steven Latham and Christopher Carson, and Emmy(R) and Academy Award(R) winning actor Jack Lemmon is hosting the program.
"We want to find people with the most amazing stories to tell," says Steven Latham, the series' creator. "Those over 100 - our relatives, friends and neighbors - have either touched history or made history. We need help finding these special people so we can bring their stories to the public."
CASTING CALL
There are several ways to submit information about centenarians to The Living Century. People who know those over 100 years old can:
1. Go to www.TheLivingCentury.com and click on "Casting Call" to enter information.
2. Email the centenarian's background and contact information to: Awards@TheLivingCentury; fax to (253) 423-3683 or mail to THE LIVING CENTURY, P.O. Box 1197, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1197
Besides the possibility of being selected to be on TV, entrants will have the chance of being honored with numerous recognition awards in 2001. The web site will also contain many of the life stories submitted by those who are not selected for the show.
There are 70,000 Americans who are at least 100 years old. By the year 2050, there will be 834,000. Each 30-minute episode of THE LIVING CENTURY profiles one person who has lived every day of the 20th Century. Their memories, their unique perceptions of the world and the radical changes they witnessed during their lifetime come alive through interviews, family photographs, home movies, archival footage and an original musical score.
"Three Miracles" is the first episode, which features 107-year-old Rose Freedman. She is the last remaining survivor of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, lives on her own, wears a dress and high heels every day, is an avid basketball fan (Lakers) and recently began studying Spanish (her sixth language).
In "A Teacher and Student for Life," 100-year-old Ray Crist was one of the main scientists in the development of the atomic bomb. His grandfather fought in the Civil War. He was a friend of Albert Einstein. He does research at a college every day where his work is focused on protecting the environment.
Viewers can check when these shows are airing on their local PBS station at www.TheLivingCentury.com.
ADVISORY BOARD
THE LIVING CENTURY is supported by an advisory board that includes Leonard Maltin, Art Linkletter, three time-U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, Harvard Gerontologist Dr. Thomas Perls, USC Gerontologist Dr. Edward Schneider, Jim Bellows and Keven Bellows.
THE LIVING CENTURY is presented by Reverie Productions, made in association with Barwood Films and Digital Ranch; produced and directed by Steven Latham and Christopher Carson; produced by Nicholas Loeb, executive produced by Barbra Streisand, Cis Corman, Steven Latham and Christopher Carson; co-executive produced by Jeff Cohen; associate produced by Robert Kirk, Rob Lihani and Paul J. Coyne; music by Alan Williams; additional music by Devin Powers; edited by Paul J. Coyne; director of photography Shana Hagan and John Kavanaugh; executive in charge of production Tzvi Howard Small; developed by Steven Latham and Christopher Carson; created by Steven Latham. VIDEOS CAN BE PURCHASED BY CALLING 1-800-343-4727.
The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People
Executive Producers
Barbra Streisand
Cis Corman
Steven Latham
Christopher Carson
Board of Advisors
LEONARD MALTIN
Film Historian, Author
THOMAS PERLS, MD, MPH Director New England Centenarian Study
Acting Chief of Gerontology
Beth Israel Medical Center
ROBERT PINSKY
Three-time U.S. Poet Laureate
ART LINKLETTER
Author, Lecturer, Broadcaster
KEN DYCHTWALD, Ph.D.
Founder and President
Age Wave, LLC
EDWARD L. SCHNEIDER, MD
Executive Director
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Dean
Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center
HOWARD LAVICK
Director, School of Film and Television
Loyola Marymount University
LYNN PETERS ADLER, JD
Author, Founder and Director
National Centenarian Awareness Project
JIM BELLOWS
Newspaper and Internet Consultant
KEVEN BELLOWS
Premiere Radio Network
DEXTER BURLEY, MD
Executive Director of Gerontology
Mass. General Hospital
L. STEPHEN COLES, MD, Ph.D.
Executive Director
L.A. Gerontology Research Group
MARY COREY
History Professor, Author
UCLA
2619 2nd Street, Suite 4 Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-392-8503
www.TheLivingCentury.com
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Contact: Steven Latham
Phone: 310-392-8503
Contact: Jean Potter
Phone: 562-867-6063
Email: Jean@Dannagroup.com
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