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[Ginger Strand] One day, while he was still working at GE
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

One day, while he wasstill working at GE, he came home and theresitting on the piano where...

[Ginger Strand]
One day, while he was
still working at GE, he came home and there
sitting on the piano where Jane had put it
was a check for the first short story
that he ever sold, “Report on the Barnhouse Effect”
for Collier’s

Full Transcript

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[Ginger Strand] One day, while he was still working at GE,
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he came home and there sitting on the piano
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where Jane had put it was a check for
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the first short story that he ever sold,
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“Report on the Barnhouse Effect” for Collier’s.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:55
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
9.14 Pictures,Whyaduck Productions

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Movie Summary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
Yeah. Well, this is a letter dated October 28, 1949. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
Yeah. Well, this is a letter dated October 28, 1949.
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[reading]
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And father glued this to a piece of Masonite - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:13
And father glued this to a piece of Masonite
“An oath, an oath, I have an oath in Heaven: - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:17
“An oath, an oath, I have an oath in Heaven:
[laughing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[laughing]
In a period of a few months, I had made more money than - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
In a period of a few months, I had made more money than
[Ginger Strand] It quickly became apparent - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Ginger Strand] It quickly became apparent
At the end of 1950, he handed in his notice to GE - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
At the end of 1950, he handed in his notice to GE
[birds chirping] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:20
[birds chirping]
“and the stone garage in West Barnstable - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
“and the stone garage in West Barnstable
“And the Barnstable Comedy Club - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:22
“And the Barnstable Comedy Club
[Edie Vonnegut] Barnstable was a great place to write - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Edie Vonnegut] Barnstable was a great place to write
He cut all his safety nets by quitting General Electric - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
He cut all his safety nets by quitting General Electric
To me, it was thrilling just to go and — and film these sites, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
To me, it was thrilling just to go and — and film these site...
If someone had told the high school me - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
If someone had told the high school me
I remember it being just a mess, papers everywhere, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
I remember it being just a mess, papers everywhere,
♪[Muzak] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:22
♪[Muzak]
Your posture’s too good, you know, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Your posture’s too good, you know,