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
Awards & recognition
- National Humanities Medal · 1999
- Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording · 1987
- Edward R. Murrow Award · 1985
- Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award — Best Screenplay · 2006 · nominated
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- Satellite Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2006 · nominated
Filmography12 titles
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
The Civil War
Baseball
The Congress
The Colbert Report
The Big One
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
American Experience
A Prairie Home Companion
Real Time with Bill Maher
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past