Mel Brooks: Walking out on Hitler

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  Dick Cavett's early days of standup comedy

  Dick Cavett reflects on his early days of standup and the lessons he learned.

  8:17
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  When Groucho Marx hosted "The Tonight Show"

  Groucho Marx was a guest host on "The Tonight Show."

  2:09
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  The Adventures of Saul Bellow

  Explore Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow's impact on American literature.

  1:32
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  Ernest Hemingway versus Saul Bellow

  Philip Roth talk about the opposing styles of Ernest Hemingway and Saul Bellow.

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  A classic Saul Bellow rant about Chicago

  Chicago in the 1980s is the backdrop for Bellow's novel "The Dean's December."

  1:41
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  Salman Rushdie on Saul Bellow's books

  Salman Rushdie talks about some of his favorite Saul Bellow books in this outtake.

  3:58
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  Roberta Flack

  Discover music icon Roberta Flack’s rise to stardom and triumphs over racism and sexism.

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  Philip Roth talks Saul Bellow in his final interview

  Philip Roth describes his admiration for Saul Bellow in Roth's final interview.

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  When Buffy Sainte-Marie wrote the "first feminist anthem"

  "I always wanna be offering people stuff that they won't get somewhere else," says Buffy.

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  The origins of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier"

  "Who's responsible for war?" wonders Buffy Sainte-Marie in "Universal Soldier."

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