The Ten-Year Lunch
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Movies/Shows | American Masters |
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Initial release | March 1987 |
Directors | Aviva Slesin |
Air date | September 28, 1987 |
Previous episode | Unanswered Prayers: Life & Times of Truman Capote |
Next episode | Buster Keaton: Hard Act to Follow Part 1 |
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ID | 2427139 |
About The Ten-Year Lunch
Throughout the "Roaring '20s," a flock of the decade's most vibrant writers gathered daily to dine at New York City's Algonquin Hotel. Here the likes of Edna Ferber, Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman and Harpo Marx socialized and philosophized while crafting works that captured the era's high-class ambitions and ultimate decadence. In this Oscar-winning documentary, Aviva Slesin uses the Round Table as a focal point to explore how the Jazz Age shaped these artists' relationships and lives. … MORE