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Profile: Movie "Shopgirl" and Mark Twain Prize confirm Steve Martin's iconic status

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From: Morning Edition (NPR)
Date: 20051028
Author:RENEE MONTAGNE, STEVE INSKEEP

RENEE MONTAGNE, STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
10-28-2005
Profile: Movie "Shopgirl" and Mark Twain Prize confirm Steve Martin's iconic status

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE, STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

He's been a wild and crazy guy, a dirty rotten scoundrel, a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac in "Roxanne" and a weatherman navigating a fantastical Los Angeles in "LA Story." At age 60, Steve Martin is also an icon. Along with acting in dozens of films, he can list on his resume screenwriter, playwright, essayist, art collector and novelist. This week has been a busy ...

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