![]() ![]() The author enlisted in the US army air corps in 1942 at 19 and subsequently served, like Yossarian, on the Italian front, flying on 60 combat missions as a B25 bombardier. There was the prospect of travel and a general feeling of a more exciting and eventful period ahead … more freedom than I enjoyed in the long years afterwards." Heller says he made $65 or $75 a month while in the US military – more than the $60 he received as a filing clerk – "and all food, lodging, clothing and medical expenses paid. "I was young, it was adventurous, there was much hoopla and glamour in addition, and this too is hard to get across to college students today, for me and for most others, going into the army resulted immediately in a vast improvement in my standard of living." "Much differently than Yossarian felt and much differently than I felt when I wrote the novel … In truth I enjoyed it and so did just about everyone else I served with, in training and even in combat. ![]() "How did I feel about the war when I was in it?" Heller wrote in the letter to an academic preparing a collection of essays about the book. ![]()
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Transgender violinist Katrina Nguyen runs away from an abusive household and stumbles into the mentorship of “the Queen of Hell,” infamous teacher Shizuka Satomi. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In 1965, McKellen made his first West End appearance. McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their repertory company. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. 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