STORIED CAREER - Ron Howard

"Actor and director Ron Howard on the joy of being a storyteller" PBS NewsHour 8/7/2019

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SUMMARY:  Ron Howard has cultivated a long, storied career in show business, beginning with “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s and continuing to his present success as a director.  His latest work is a documentary about opera legend Luciano Pavarotti.  Jeffrey Brown caught up with Howard earlier this summer to discuss his professional evolution, his excitement about his newest subject and politics in film.

DOCUMENTARY - Pavarotti

"The life and legacy of opera star Luciano Pavarotti, according to Ron Howard" PBS NewsHour 6/20/2019

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SUMMARY:  Acclaimed director Ron Howard has released a new documentary on the life of opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who grew up in Modena, Italy, and rose to fame with the global phenomenon The Three Tenors.  The film is filled with archival footage, interviews with family, and of course, music.  Jeffrey Brown caught up with Howard to discuss it and what surprised him most about Pavarotti, who died in 2007.