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From the Archives: Street Actor Peter Coyote's Move to Motion Pictures.

Actor Peter Coyote. It was once said of him that he "came from nowhere and was working his way back." Coyote was active in San Francisco street theater during the 1960's, and was part of the diggers, a group who ran a free store and gave out free meals in Golden Gate Park. He was Chairman of the California Arts Council for eight years and returned to acting in films during the 1980's, ("Jagged Edge," "E.T.," and "Outrageous Fortune." ) Lately, Coyote can be seen in films from Europe: Roman Polanski's "Bitter Moon" and Pedro Almodovar's "Kika." REBROADCAST FROM 9/6/90.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 13, 1994: Interview with Jeanne Moreau; Interview with Peter Coyote; Review of Susan J. Douglas's book "Where the Girls Are."
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From the Archives: French Film Legend Jeanne Moreau.

French film legend Jeanne Moreau. She's best known for her work in the French New Wave films (between 1958 and 1962), working with such directors as Francois Truffaut, Louis Malle, and Jean-Luc Goddard. Perhaps Moreau's most famous role was in Truffaut's "Jules et Jim," as the woman in a complicated menage à trois. Moreau has led an admittedly unconventional life, from her choice of movie roles, to her succession of love affairs. She's now 65, and starring in the new film, "The Summer House." (Rebroadcast from 12/23/93).

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Street Actor Peter Coyote's Move to Motion Pictures

Coyote was a member of the Digger, a San Francisco-based guerrilla theater collective. After a brief stint as a stockbroker, he's now a movie actor, appearing in Jagged Edge, E.T., and Outrageous Fortune. He wrote the introduction to a new edition of Emmett Grogan's autobiography, Ringolevio, about the 1960s counterculture.

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