Remembering Spalding Gray
Conversations about the Writer, Actor and Storyteller
Listen: Part 1: Interview with Gray's Wife, Kathie Russo
Listen: Part 2: 'Fresh Air' Interviews with Gray
Spalding Gray in the film Revolution #9. Exile Productions © 2002
From Gray's Film 'Swimming to Cambodia'
Audio and video from the actor's monologue:
Gray comments on the Thai ability to make the best of a situation.Gray compares Krumville, N.Y., to Thailand, unfavorably -- and picks the perfect moment to end a vacation.
After a night of partying, Gray films his key scene in 'The Killing Fields.' Gray describes the influence his British producers had on him during filming.
Fresh Air from WHYY, March 22, 2004 · Actor Spalding Gray, famous for his autobiographical monologues, was found dead on March 7 in New York's East River. He'd been missing for two months. In the first of a two-part series, Terry Gross speaks with people who knew Gray well, including his wife, Kathie Russo, and his friend, Robby Stein. The second program features excerpts of Gray's Fresh Air interviews.
Related NPR Stories
- March 9, 2004Spalding Gray, Confessional Pioneer
- March 8, 2004Actor Spalding Gray's Body Found
- Dec. 26, 20012001: Gray on 'Cambodia,' Sept. 11
- Sep. 18, 19991999: Spalding Gray and Domesticity
- Nov. 23, 19991999: Gray on Long Island
- Feb. 7, 19961996: Gray on the Cult of Personality
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