Command Performance An Actress In The Theater Of Politics
Alexander, Jane
ISBN 10: 1891620061 ISBN 13: 9781891620065
Published by Public Affairs, 2000
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Synopsis:
Jane Alexander had never been involved in mainstream politics and was happily engaged in her acting career when she was asked to consider becoming head of the embattled National Endowment for the Arts in the early 1990s. When, during her first visit to the Hill, Senator Strom Thurmond barked at her, "You gonna fund pornography?" she knew it would be a rough ride. Nothing had quite prepared her for the role of madame chairman. Her tenure coincided with the ascent of the infamous 104th Congress, presided over by Speaker Newt Gingrich, and its campaign to eliminate the Endowment completely. InCommand Performance, Alexander brings a Washington outsider's perspective and an actor's eye for the telling human detail to an anecdote-filled story of the art of politics and the politics of art. And at the start of a new administration in Washington, she reminds us why we need art and why government should be in the business of supporting it.
About the Author: A Tony and Emmy Award-winner and four-time Oscar nominee, Jane Alexander has starred in dozens of movies, including The Great White Hope, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Eleanor and Franklin, and Testament. Her stage credits include The Great White Hope, Shadowlands, and The Sisters Rosensweig. She was Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 1993-1997. She is married to director and producer Ed Sherin, and lives in the country north of New York City.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Command Performance An Actress In The ...
Publisher: Public Affairs
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included