Charles Laughton reads the Biblical parable of the Burning Fiery Furnace on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1960. Laughton’s original TV performance of the parable, telecast by Sullivan in 1949, inspired him to spend the rest of his life touring in a one-man stage show in which he read from the Bible and other works of great literature:
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Almanac: Joseph Conrad on facts
“They wanted facts. Facts! They demanded facts from him, as if facts could explain anything.”
Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim