Dick Cavett On His Friendship With Groucho Marx

12/12/22 • 55 min

Dick Cavett (Courtesy of Daphne Productions)

Emmy Award-winning television personality and talk show host Dick Cavett speaks with WNET Up Next host Elisa Lichtenbaum about Groucho & Cavett, an American Masters documentary exploring his profound and enduring friendship with iconic comedian Groucho Marx. The film, written, produced, and directed by Robert S. Bader (Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes), premieres Tuesday, December 27 at 8 p.m ET on PBS. (Check local listings.) It will also stream on the American Masters website (pbs.org/americanmasters) and the PBS App.

DYNAMIC DUO: Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett on The Dick Cavett Show, June 1969. (Photo by Ron Baldwin)

Cavett shares colorful stories of his adventures in show business: the serendipitous first time he met Groucho Marx (at playwright George S. Kaufman’s funeral in 1961); landing his first big break as a writer for Jack Paar on The Tonight Show; interviewing Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, and other Hollywood greats on The Dick Cavett Show; and much more.

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Recorded: November 16, 2022

Audio Engineer: Josh Broome

Producer/Host: Elisa Lichtenbaum

Executive Producer: Daena McBride

Editor: Terence Taylor

Production Coordinator: Rita Graffeo

Special Thanks to Dick Cavett, Martha Rogers, Robert Bader, and David Clarke.

WNET UP NEXT is a presentation of the Design, On Air Promotion, Fundraising and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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Dick Cavett (Courtesy of Daphne Productions)

DYNAMIC DUO: Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett on The Dick Cavett Show, June 1969. (Photo by Ron Baldwin)

WNET Up Next is a presentation of the Design, On-Air Promotion, Fundraising, and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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Recorded: November 16, 2022

Audio Engineer: Josh Broome

Producer/Host: Elisa Lichtenbaum

Executive Producer: Daena McBride

Editor: Terence Taylor

Production Coordinator: Rita Graffeo

Special Thanks to Dick Cavett, Martha Rogers, Robert Bader, and David Clarke.

WNET UP NEXT is a presentation of the Design, On Air Promotion, Fundraising and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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WNET Up Next Welcomes “Inez & Doug & Kira” Filmmaker and Co-Producer Julia Kots

Julia Kots filming “Inez & Doug & Kira” in New York City.

Filmmaker and co-producer Julia Kots speaks with WNET Up Next host Elisa Lichtenbaum about the making of Inez & Doug & Kira, her independent film about a bipolar woman who commits suicide and the impact of her death on her sister and her sister’s fiancé. The film, written, directed, edited, and co-produced by Kots and starring Tawny Cypress (Yellowjackets) as Inez, Michael Chernus (Severance) as Doug, and Talia Thiesfield (FBI) as Kira, premieres on Reel 13Double Feature – THIRTEEN/WNET’s Saturday night film series – on Saturday, September 10 at 12:25 a.m.

Tawny Cypress as Inez and Talia Thiesfield as Kira in “Inez & Doug & Kira” by Julia Kots.

Kots talks about the challenges of shooting the dramatic feature with a micro budget and tight schedule, its complex narrative structure, and its exploration of mental illness, suicide, and addiction. She also shares insights on the casting and audition process, and explains how her experience as professional TV and film editor – her credits include the public media series Great Performances, Reel 13, NYC-ARTS, Treasures of New York, and Treasures of New Jersey – informed how she directed the film.

Tawny Cypress as Inez in “Inez & Doug & Kira” by Julia Kots. Michael Chernus as Doug in “Inez & Doug & Kira” by Julia Kots.

WNET Up Next is a presentation of the Design, On-Air Promotion, Fundraising, and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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Recorded: August 16, 2022

Audio Engineer: Josh Broome

Producer/Host: Elisa Lichtenbaum

Executive Producer/Editor: Daena McBride

Production Coordinator: Rita Graffeo

Special Thanks to Julia Kots.

WNET UP NEXT is a presentation of the Design, On Air Promotion, Fundraising and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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