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Barney Rosset is the greatest American publisher of the twentieth century and the most influential cultural figure that you have not heard of.
Under Rosset, Grove Press and Evergreen Review fought decisive Supreme Court battles... ![]() Under Rosset, Grove Press and Evergreen Review fought decisive battles, including many before the state and federal supreme courts, defeated legal censorship, and opened American life to new and dangerous currents of freedom. But Rosset’s public fight against hypocrisy and injustice is inextricable from his tumultuous personal life: the same unyeilding, quixotic, restless energy that upended centuries of law brought Rosset perilously close to destruction.
Double O Films documentary titled "Fightin' Words." coming soon. This is an important work, and when a trailer is available we shall post it for you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Rosset http://barneyscripta.blogspot.com/
This Film was Scored by Askold Buk, another talented famous person you never heard of, and good pal of the NWS. Visit www.askoldbuk.com Scoring Documentary work is a challenge unlike any other, and PBS.org os loaded with music socres by Askold / Potokabango. Askold's representation is through http://www.stevenscharf.com/news.php?newsID=68
Barney and Samuel Becket together crafted landmark theater and added themselves to the common lexicon with works such as "Waiting for Godot"
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