LEON KATZ My Life with and without Gertrude Stein. Combining a compelling lecture with an in-depth interview, this film captures professor and scholar Leon Katz recounting his life-long interest in Gertrude Stein. Katz relates his discovery of Stein’s notebooks, vividly describes his meeting with Alice Toklas, and shares his insights into the writing of Stein’s novel THE MAKING OF AMERICANS. This is required viewing for anyone interested in the life and work of Gertrude Stein.
LEON KATZ is Professor Emeritus of Drama, Yale University, and has been Resident Dramaturg at the Mark Taper Forum at Yale School of Drama. In a long teaching career, he has taught ay Cornell, Stanford, Vassar, Carnegie-Mellon, University of Pittsburgh, Columbia, Barnard, San Francisco State. USC, UCLA and University of North Carolina.
Feature running time 77 min
Special features 65 min.