Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis: A Writer’s Roots

Synopsis

He was one of the best-selling authors of the 20th Century. His books became movies. His writings became music. He became an icon. He was Kurt Vonnegut. First, though, he was just a kid from Indianapolis, whose early idyllic life turned tragic. Things got tougher in World War II, when he was captured by the Germans and survived the Dresden firebombing. He overcame all of that to become a literary lion who was both proud of--and frustrated with--his hometown. But as his friend Morley Safer said, he never lost his Hoosier roots. Narrated by NPR Anchor Steve Inskeep, A Writer's Roots talks with Kurt's family and friends, including his daughter, Nan Vonnegut, and fellow writers Morley Safer, Dan Wakefield and James Alexander Thom.

Main Cast

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Self (Archive Footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Morley Safer

Self (Archive Footage)

Age : 84 | Popularity : 12%

Dan Wakefield

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Steve Inskeep

Narrator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

James Alexander Thom

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kevin Finch
Production	Producer	Kevin Finch Jim Hall
Writing	Writer	Kevin Finch
Department	Role	Name

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