Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.
Credits
Joe Gould's Secret Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Susan Sarandon
She was 53, now 78 years old
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as Alice Neel |
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Hope Davis
She was 35, now 60 years old
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as Therese Mitchell |
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Stanley Tucci
He was 39, now 64 years old
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as Joe Mitchell |
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Ian Holm
He was 68, now 93 years old
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as Joe Gould |
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Steve Martin
He was 54, now 79 years old
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as Charlie Duell |
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Sarah Hyland
She was 34, now 34 years old
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as Elizabeth Mitchell |
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Celia Weston
She was 48, now 73 years old
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as Sarah |
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Patricia Clarkson
She was 40, now 64 years old
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as Vivian Marquie |
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Hallee Hirsh
She was 12, now 37 years old
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as Nora Mitchell |
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Alice Drummond
She was 71, 88 years old when she died
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as Helen |
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Lauren Ward
She was 29, now 54 years old
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as Anne |
Joe Gould's Secret Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Suzy Elmiger as Editor. She was 50 (now 74) years old
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Editing |
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Maryse Alberti as Director of Photography. She was 45 (now 70) years old
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Camera |
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Howard A. Rodman as Writer. He was 79 (65) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Juliet Polcsa as Costume Design. He was 38 (now 63) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Andrew Jackness as Production Design. |
Art |
