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Explore this beloved story from the page to the silver screen.
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Author and Largely Literary co-founder Mark Dawidziak will present a program based on his 2019 book The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive, which was published on the 25th anniversary of director Frank Darabont's film adaptation of Stephen King's novella.
Filmed in Ohio and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption has risen in popularity since its release in 1994, reaching No. 1 on IMDB's list of most-loved movies. Dawidziak conducted more than 70 interviews for the book, talking to King, Darabont, Robbins and Freeman, as well as extras, supporting players and behind-the-scenes talent.
A book signing will follow the event.
TAGS: | History | Author Event |
In 1829, Charles Hyde Olmsted promised to donate 500 books from his father’s collection if the residents agreed to change the name of their town from Lenox to Olmsted. They did and the books traveled by oxcart and were housed in individual residents’ homes while being circulated. The “Oxcart Library” is thought to be the first circulating public library in the Western Reserve.
This branch is a Student Success Center and a Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kids Café location.
