Garrison Keillor Filmography

Born:: August 7, 1942 in Anoka, MN
Occupation:: Actor, Screen Story, Screenwriter, Book Author

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Garrison Keillor: The Man On the Radio in the Red Tennis Shoes

Synopsis: Regarded by many as America's foremost humorist and likened by others to a late 20th century reincarnation of Samuel Langhorne Clemens and Will Rogers, Minnesota-based Garrison Keillor commenced his popular public radio series A Prairie Home Companion in 1974. In each weekly three-hour Read More

2008
A Prairie Home Companion

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph

Synopsis: Acclaimed filmmaker Robert Altman (Short Cuts, Nashville) brings National Public Radio stalwart Garrison Keillor's long-running radio program to vivid life on the big screen in a intricately woven backstage fable centering on the final performance of a fictionalized version of his variety show. As Read More

6/9/06
Voices in Wartime

Actors: Chris Abani, Sinan Antoon, Rachel Bentham, David Connolly, Pamela Talene Hale

Synopsis: Poetry has long been a medium that has communicated the concerns of the heart and mind during times of crisis, and one subject that has motivated many poets to reach for their pen is war. Many of the world's great poets have written eloquently about the violence and madness of armed conflict Read More

4/8/05
A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor - 30th Broadcast Season Celebration

Actors: Garrison Keillor

Synopsis: With its mix of music and humor, Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion became one of public radio's most recognizable programs. This video documents a live production of one of the radio shows. This episode contains such familiar show bits as "The News from Lake Woebegon" and a spoof of old Read More

2004
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Glenne Headly, Tom Irwin, Madeline Zima, Jane Powell, Richard McMillan

Synopsis: Adapted from a novel by Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind Nillson, this made-for-Showtime movie is set in the conservative small town of Sandy Bottom, WI, where life moves along at a pleasantly quaint pace and doctors still make house calls. Although life may be agreeable for most of the town's Read More

2000
American Experience: The Wright Stuff

Synopsis: Written, produced, and directed by Nancy Porter, this documentary chronicles how the eccentric Wright brothers overcame their own sibling bickering and the skepticism of the world to build the first successful flying machine. As Tom Crouch of the National Air and Space Museum explains in an Read More

1996
Rabbit Ears: Johnny Appleseed

Synopsis: Part of the American Heroes and Legend series, this classic adventure tells of Johnny Appleseed from the early 1800's. Music is by Mark O'Conner. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1993
Ken Burns' Civil War [TV Documentary Series]

Synopsis: Ken Burns' epic series begins with the causes of the Civil War in 1861 and ends with the war's aftermath in 1865. A combination of photographs, interviews, and narration create a sweeping historical documentary. Commentary and anecdotes by historian Shelby Foote add another level of authority to Read More

1990
Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor: The Last Show

1987