Since today is the Fourth of July, I thought I’d put up some links to online articles about Ron Kovic’s book, Born on the Fourth of July.
The book is a riveting memoir of Kovic’s memories of fighting the war in Vietnam as a Marine and ending up in a wheelchair after being shot in the spine during his tour of duty. He ended up being a prominent anti-war activist and the book tells his tale. And yeah, he was actually born on the Fourth of July!
Below are six links to online articles about the book and a couple about the movie that was adapted from the book in 1989 starring Tom Cruise and directed by Oliver Stone. Kovic co-wrote the screenplay with Oliver Stone.
Then below that are the MBIP Coming Attractions as to what’s happening on the blog next week!
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Sunday Links
Born On The Fourth of July: Encyclopedia.Com - The Encyclopedia summation of the book by Ron Kovic.
Interview with Ron Kovic - An informative interview with the author, Ron Kovic from the History Channel.
Ron Kovic discusses his autobiography “Born on the Fourth of July” - Studs Terkel interviews Ron Kovic on his radio show.
Biography - Ron Kovic - The Biography page of Ron Kovic.
Roger Ebert’s Four Star Review of the movie adapted from the book - In 1989 they made a movie adapted from Ron Kovic’s book starring Tom Cruise and directed by Oliver Stone. This is Roger Ebert’s four star review of the film.
15 Fascinating Facts You Probably Never Knew About Born On The Fourth of July. - Some interesting facts about the feature film.
Bill Boggs Interview: Ron Kovic Author of “Born on the Fourth of July” - Veteran interviewer Bill Boggs interviews author Ron Kovic.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Phil and Karen Luciano had a Third of July Party yesterday and it’s a return to their magical garage. I first did a post on this garage back in 2012, so this is a fun post to return to!
Tuesday: We continue our pizza pie tour of Peoria with a stop at Peoria Pizza Works, a classic place for Peoria Pizza!
Wednesday: The MBIP Headquarters has moved and this week I’m giving everyone a tour of the new Headquarters!
Thursday: It’s this week’s Lunch At First Bite with special guest, Terry Grawey!
Friday: We’ll continue to eat our way through all of the canned Chef Boyardee items.
Saturday: This will be another throwback 2013 Saturday night meal, live from Peoria!
Okay, I have to go and get all of this stuff done. Have a happy and snappy Fourth of July and we’ll see you all tomorrow!
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Sunday Comic
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