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Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

Explores the complex life and brilliant career of this Kentucky writer. His novels The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Color of Money were all adapted into major motion pictures, and The Queen’s Gambit has become one of the most popular and critically acclaimed television series of the past decade.

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Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit is a local public television program presented by KET

Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

Walter Tevis: A Writer’s Gambit

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Special | 56m 44s | The documentary explores the complex life and brilliant career of Walter Tevis. (56m 44s)

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