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A Western Writer Reinvents the Detective Genre.

Writer James Crumley, whose tough detective fiction has earned him comparisons with Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. His books aren't based in the stereotypical big city backdrop; Crumley's crimes are committed in his native Montana. (Rebroadcast. Original broadcast on Friday, June 26, 1987.)

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Cinematographer and Director Nestor Almendros.

Cinematographer Nestor Almendros. The films he has photographed include "Sophie's Choice," "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Days of Heaven," for which he won the Academy Award. He has directed the photography for films by Eric Rohmer and Francois Truffaut. Almendros worked in Havana in the early years of the Castro regime before he had a falling out with the authorities.

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The Time Finally Catch Up With The Velvet Underground.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles The Velvet Underground. Sponsored by Andy Warhol, the band was a favorite of the jet-set crowd but reviled by the hippie culture that couldn't comprehend their music. The band featured Lou Reed and violist John Cale. Their best known songs include "Waiting for the Man," "Heroin" and "Sister Ray."

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