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Charles Grodin was a curmudgeon with a gooey center

JL;DR SUMMARY Charles Grodin, known for his curmudgeonly roles and prickly public persona, is re-evaluated in a new documentary, "Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentitySocial JusticeCriminal Justice ReformDocumentaryActingNew York Jewish Film FestivalHumanitarianElaine MayCharles GrodinJames L. Freedman

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New York, United States
"James L. Freedmans Charles Grodin: Rebel with a Cause is playing at the New York Jewish Film Festival beginning Jan. 14."
New York, United States
"spent nearly every weekend in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility meeting with women convicted under the draconian Rockefeller drug laws."

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