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Noshing With Burt Kearns – March 16, 2023

Author, Lawrence Tierney, Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy

This week, Ira spoke with Burt Kearns, journalist, television and film producer, and author of the new book, Lawrence Tierney, Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy (Published by The University Press of Kentucky) Click here to get your signed copy. In this noir episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, Burt talks about why he decided to write a biography of Tierney; the breakout role of Dillinger; how Tierney drank and brawled away his career in the first five years (but he always kept going); his incredible comeback much later in life; why some of the best work he did was on television in the 80’s; why young filmmakers wanted to work with “The Legend”; and why he remains a fascinating part of Hollywood history.

Burt Kearns is an author, journalist, television and film producer and, as noted by Vanity Fair, a “pop culture savant.” His book, The Show Won’t Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage, written with Jeff Abraham, was published in 2019 and received acclaim from sources as varied as National Public Radio, the Daily Mail and Jerusalem Post. Kearns is also author of the controversial memoir, Tabloid Baby, and a regular contributor to the literary pop culture website, Legsville.com.  He is executive producer and co-creator of a new non-fiction television series currently in production, and his books, Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel and Shemp! The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy, will be published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books in 2024.

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“Bagels are the only bread that are boiled before baked. Once the bagel dough is shaped into a circle, they are dipped in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. After that, they are drained and baked for about 10 minutes.”

Bagels have been to space! “It’s safe to say that the treats from Fairmount Bagels in Montreal are out of this world. In 2008, Astronaut Greg Chamitoff boarded Discovery for a 14-day flight into space. Accompanying him? Eighteen bagels from Fairmount, a shop owned by his aunt.”

“The word Bagel comes from the German word “bougel,” meaning “bracelet,” and by way of the Yiddish “beygl” which means “ring.” So, if it is not in the shape of a ring or bracelet, it is NOT a bagel.”

“What sets bagels apart from other types of bread is the fact that they are boiled. Some imitations are steamed, but they do not have the same chewy and crunchy crust and are not true bagels.”

“The first beugel bakeries were founded in New York City in the 1920s. Later the name was changed and called a bagel.”

“The hole in the middle of your bagel is no mistake. In fact, this bread was baked with a hole so vendors could slide them on to dowel rods, making it easy to transport them to wherever they would be selling their bagel that day.”

“Bagels are the only bread that are boiled before they are baked.”

World Champion Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut won Siegel’s Bagelmania Bagel Eating Competition in Las Vegas January 13, winning the title, a championship belt and $5,000 of the total $10,000 prize pool.

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