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...despite his secret fondness for life across the Atlantic, Fishburn admits that there’s one part of American culture he’ll never be able to understand...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spotlight: Jack E. Fishburn '08 | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...essence, a confession of a convicted pedophile named Wilfred. Williams could not have picked a more timely play to direct in light of the current scandal in Washington. Jack E. Fishburn ’08 successfully wrestled the challenging role of Wilfred by slowly revealing his dark secret and effectively transitioning from levity to heartbreak in a sweeping crescendo. Near the end, Fishburn muttered the bleak line, “It’s the one part of my life that feels right...and that’s the bit that’s wrong,” with...

Author: By Eric W. Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Terrific 'Shots' at Greatness in Ex | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...Applicants are carefully screened by a top secret committee before receiving permission. I’m really not at liberty to reveal more than that...

Author: By Tej A. Toor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: An Online Conversation With the Sandwich Board Guru | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

...secrets of Grisham's success are no secret at all. There are two of them: his pacing, which ranges from fast to breakneck, and his Theme--little guy takes on big conspiracy, with the little guy getting the win in the end. But Grisham has been getting restless. There are signs that the Theme is not enough for him. "It's human nature to question whether or not you can do something else," he says. "You do something really well a few times, and you don't want to get stereotyped as just the one kind of writer. You want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grisham's New Pitch | 10/9/2006 | See Source »

...story. He grew up poor in Mississippi, the son of a construction worker. As a child, he picked cotton on his grandparents' farm. As a young man, he became a lawyer and then a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, but all the while he nursed a secret writing habit. Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, had a print run of just 5,000 copies. His second book, The Firm, wasn't looking any more promising until Hollywood offered him $600,000 for the movie rights. After that Grisham's writing habit became very public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grisham's New Pitch | 10/9/2006 | See Source »

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