Garrison Keillor
Date of birth: 1942-08-07
Place of birth: Anoka, Minnesota, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Gary Edward Keillor
Biography
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He is best known as the creator of the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion (called Garrison Keillor's Radio Show in some international syndication), which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A Prairie Home Companion comic skits. Keillor is also the creator of the five-minute daily radio/podcast program The Writer's Almanac, which pairs one or two poems of his choice with a script about important literary, historical, and scientific events that coincided with that date in history. From Wikipedia (US), the free encyclopedia
Movie Credits
A Prairie Home Companion
2006-06-01
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show,
The Main Stream
2002-12-17
Humorist Roy Blount Jr. takes viewers on a journey down the Mississippi River, showcasing everything
The Haunted History of Halloween
1997-10-26
The origins of Halloween are explored in this engrossing program on the subject. A ghoulish array of
The Big One
1997-09-06
The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country
A Prairie Home Companion 30th Broadcast Season Celebration
2004-11-09
After 30 years of live radio broadcasts of "A Prairie Home Companion," the popular show comes to DVD
Redux Riding Hood
1997-08-05
Years after failing to catch Little Red Riding Hood, the obsessed Wolf tries again.
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
2009-07-01
Americas foremost humorist and commentator, Garrison Keillor, takes his skits and jokes, music and m
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013-08-04
Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988-05-27
The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances.
Afraid So
2006-03-26
A film about fear and anxiety. Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
2017-01-13
Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the Jazz Age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks, vintage m
The Congress
1989-03-19
For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least und
The Wright Stuff
1996-02-12
On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine
A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!
2010-02-04
Rabbit Ears - Johnny Appleseed
1991-09-14
This is the touching story of the benevolent naturalist who roamed the Ohio valley in the early 1800
Rabbit Ears - Parables That Jesus Told
1991-09-14
Here the parables of The Sower, The Good Samaritan and The Prodigal Son come to life against the bac
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991-10-01
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.”
The Dakota Conflict
1993-01-27
In 1862, when Minnesota was still a young state, the people of the Eastern Dakota Nation had been re
Voices in Wartime
2004-03-04
Voices in Wartime is a 2004 documentary that explores the human experience of war through poetry. Co