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
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Spalding Gray in the film Revolution #9.
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.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
Spalding Gray, Confessional Pioneer March 9, 2004
Actor Spalding Gray's Body Found March 8, 2004
2001: Gray on 'Cambodia,' Sept. 11 Dec. 26, 2001
1999: Spalding Gray and Domesticity Sep. 18, 1999
1999: Gray on Long Island Nov. 23, 1999
1996: Gray on the Cult of Personality Feb. 7, 1996
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