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The Social Network |
David will appear in The Social Network, a movie about the founding of Facebook, the social networking web site. David Fincher (Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) directs a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Charlie Wilson's War).
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Inhale |
David Selby will appear in the upcoming independent film Inhale (filmed under the working title Run for Her Life) as Dr. White. The film stars Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Kruger, and Jordi Molla. The director is Baltasar Kormakur.
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Falcon Crest Coming to DVD in the United States | ||
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The Haunting of Collinwood |
The entire Dark Shadows series is also available on DVD from MPI Home Video.
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 11 is the first set to feature David Selby as the ghost of Quentin Collins. He first appears on the fourth disc of this set. The ghost of Quentin Collins continues to menace the residents of Collinwood in Dark Shadows DVD Collection 12. Barnabas Collins travels back to 1897 and encounters Quentin Collins in Dark Shadows DVD Collection 13. This collection features David's first dialogue on the series. (Fans of Dark Shadows may recall that Quentin Collins appears as a silent ghost in quite a few episodes before audiences finally hear him speak his first word -- "Hello!") Dark Shadows DVD Collection 17 concludes the 1897 flashback.
David Selby remained a member of the Dark Shadows cast through the end of the series. The final collection featuring episodes with David Selby is Dark Shadows DVD Collection 26.
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Ally McBeal on DVD |
David guest starred in an episode that aired during the fifth and final season of the series. "I Want Love" also features Jacqueline Bisset and Elton John. This episode is included in the complete series DVD release.
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Lincoln's Better Angel |
David Selby is best known as a television, stage and film actor, but he is also a writer. Raised and educated in West Virginia and Illinois, and residing in California, his writing touches the heart of the matter for many cultures, and always with a measure of humor and perceptive insight.
The Story Lincoln’s Better Angel was inspired by an event the author read about in the Washington Post. The story he creates reflects on the personal impact of war and historical perspective.
A walk with President Abraham Lincoln and Vietnam Veteran Charles Huggins through Washington D.C., on a hot Fourth of July night, becomes a walk through history. Layering time, grief, humor and fantasy, Selby presents a story that is both moving and engaging.
What the Reviewers Write “David Selby has presented a charming novel....Selby has Lincoln speaking in a mix of noble sentiments and very common wisdom—a perfect combination for the Great Emancipator. Lincoln is clearly a person we wish we knew better, and in Selby’s work we come to know him as never before.” —Michael P. Riccards, author, Ferocious Engine of Democracy, a two-volume history of the presidency
“Lincoln’s Better Angel gives us a history lesson, and Lincoln’s words and actions demonstrate how he changed our way of thinking and made it possible for all of us to be the best that we can be.” —Rafer Johnson, Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal Winner, author, and humanitarian
“From its opening paragraph, Lincoln’s Better Angel is touching, and at times astonishing. David Selby has created a living, breathing Lincoln, true to historical roots, yet alive and relevant in today’s world. Any student of American history will be dazzled by Selby’s interpretation of Lincoln and his plausible reactions to contemporary events. With every page, you tumble further into this amazing world, and meet a charming, wise and surprising ghost of Lincoln.” —Bob Rogers, BRC Imagination Arts, Executive Producer of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
“David L. Selby has brought the ghost of Lincoln back to Washington D.C. where he appears to a Vietnam veteran assigned to the Lincoln Memorial. They discuss the past and the present in a very imaginative and philosophical dialogue. A most entertaining read.” —Wayne C. Temple, historian and author of Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet and other works, and Chief Deputy Director, Illinois State Archive
To purchase Lincoln's Better Angel, please visit the Mayhaven Publishing web site, Amazon.com, or Barnes and Noble.
David was recently interviewed by West Virginia Public radio about Lincoln's Better Angel. Click here to access the transcript and the audio.
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20th Century FOX released two Ally McBeal DVD sets in October 2009 -- the complete series and a season one set.
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Unscripted on Canada's Vision TV | |
In January 2010, David appeared on Unscripted, an interview series airing on Canada's Vision TV. The YouTube clip on the left features a 5-minute excerpt from the interview.
Click here to visit the Unscripted web site and watch the complete episode as well as a bonus behind-the-scenes clip.
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Olivia Wilder Times on Blog Talk Radio | |
Olivia Wilder interviewed David Selby live on Olivia Wilder Times on Blog Talk Radio on Tuesday, December 8, beginning at 10:00 pm ET (7:00 pm PT). Listeners called in questions by phone. Registered BlogTalkRadio users participated in an online chat and submitted questions and comments during the broadcast. Use the player below to listen to the interview.
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A Lincoln Portrait with the San Luis Obispo Symphony | |
David Selby narrated the San Luis Obispo Symphony performance of Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait on Saturday, November 14, at 8:00 pm at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo, California.
This performance was part of the Classics in the Cohan series. Season tickets are available now. Individual tickets go on sale in early September.
Visit the San Luis Obispo Symphony web site for details.
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Mad Men |
David Selby appeared in the third season of the AMC series Mad Men. He played Horace Cook, Sr. in an episode titled "The Arrangements." The episode premiered on Sunday, September 6, at 10:00 pm Eastern. Check your cable provider's On Demand options to see if the episode is available. The episode is also available from iTunes.
Watch an episode recap below.
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The Heavens Are Hung in Black | ||
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David Selby played the role of Abraham Lincoln in The Heavens are Hung in Black, a new play by James Still commissioned to celebrate the grand reopening of Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC and the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Previews began February 3 with performances through March 8.
Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday at Washington's National Cathedral |
David Selby joined Howard University Professor Edna Greene Medford and Washington National Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III for a Sunday Forum celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday on Sunday, February 22, at 10:10 am. The event was free and open to the public. It was be webcast live on the Cathedral's home page. The audio and video are archived on the Cathedral web site. This event is also available on DVD. Visit the Cathedral's DVD shop to purchase it. (Look for Sunday Forum: Lincoln Celebration.)
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