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        Discover how celebrated cookbook writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Discover Hannah Arendt, one of the most fearless political writers of modern times.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Explore the career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and his award-winning graphic novel Maus.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Take an intimate look into the life and career of screen and stage icon Liza Minnelli.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Discover the life of singer Brenda Lee and her musical hits spanning genres and decades.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Explore the story of writer Julia Alvarez, who blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Explore the story of filmmaker Blake Edwards, known for his comedies like the "Pink Panther" series.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Learn about Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress and champion of the Deaf community.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Marlee Matlin visits the house she grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the 2021 film “CODA.”
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Henry Winkler took Marlee Matlin in for two years while she recovered from a turbulent time.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Giuliano Hazan demonstrates his mother's Roman-style artichokes.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Watch chef Shola Olunloyo make Marcella Hazan’s simple roast chicken with lemons.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Giuliano Hazan demonstrates his mother's meatballs and tomatoes.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Marcella Hazan wrote “The Classic Italian Cook Book” with her husband Victor translating.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Marcella Hazan introduced classic Italian ingredients to America, including extra virgin olive oil.
          
          
            
                
                    
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