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Inventing David Geffen: Always About the Song
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American Masters: Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 on PBS (check local listings). It’s an unflinching portrait of Geffen, who narrates his unorthodox rise from working class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment power broker in extensive interviews.
Trailer: Inventing David Geffen
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David Geffen’s far-reaching influence — as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist — has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. Notoriously press and camera-shy, Geffen reveals himself for the first time in the new two-hour documentary. Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.
Inventing David Geffen: The Draft
S26 E7 - 1m 24s
Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.
Inventing David Geffen: Focus Focus Focus
S26 E7 - 3m 48s
Like the title of the film says, David Geffen didn't just happen--he was his own invention. And, that took focus, focus, focus... Hear his friends and colleagues -- Tom Hanks, Jon Landau, and Tim Burton, among them -- talk about just what kind of focus Geffen has.
Inventing David Geffen: David Geffen Doesn't Pay Shipping
S26 E7 - 6m 8s
How many stories start out, a guy walks into a Tiffany lamp store? Jon Landeau, manager and producer for Bruce Springsteen, remembers how David Geffen -- in business and in all things -- always gets the deal he wants. Even when returning a Tiffany lamp.
Inventing David Geffen: David Geffen In Three Words
S26 E7 - 5m 45s
How would you describe David Geffen? You have three words to do it.
Inventing David Geffen: 'I'm in love with Cher!'
S26 E7 - 1m 12s
David Geffen and Cher both recall meeting in 1973 at Geffen’s table at The Roxy on Sunset Blvd., as well as the unexpected romantic relationship that ensued.
Inventing David Geffen: Free Man In Paris
S26 E7 - 2m 42s
There are many ways you could interpret Joni Mitchell's "Free Man In Paris." Robbie Robertson of The Band gives his take on the meaning.
Inventing David Geffen: Mother
S26 E7 - 2m 9s
The part David Geffen's mother played in his inventing of himself.
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