I am doing my Prose Performance on the story called An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse, by Jennifer Armstrong. At a very young age Jennifer Armstrong knew that she was going to become a writer. Armstrong grew up in Salem, New York, and later in life graduated from Massachusetts’s Smith College. Once out of college, Armstrong began her writing career. Before she started writing her own books she started out as a ghostwriter for a successful book series. Jennifer Armstrong wrote the book called The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History, which is the book where the story An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse comes from. The narrator tells an entertaining, factual story about Marlon Brando, that would interest movie buffs, and people who are fans
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Armstrong is a person of many facets and many passions. One of her passions, other than writing, is history. On her website there is question and answer section where she discusses her love for history. Armstrong proclaims to have always being fascinated by the “olden day” even at a young age. In fact the home page of her website begins with a quote of hers saying “History isn’t dusty facts. History is stories—stories about people who came before us. I love writing those stories.” The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History is all well proof enough to prove that she loves history. The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History was published in August 2006, and consist of one hundred authentic American stories taken from a span of over four hundred years of American history. For the year 1972 Armstrong chose to write a story called An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse.
An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse is a story about Marlon Brando, and how he denied his Golden Globe, and Oscar nomination for best actor in one of the greatest films ever created; the film that every movie buff thinks of when he or she hears the date 1972; a world renowned masterpiece directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The
Armstrong is a person of many facets and many passions. One of her passions, other than writing, is history. On her website there is question and answer section where she discusses her love for history. Armstrong proclaims to have always being fascinated by the “olden day” even at a young age. In fact the home page of her website begins with a quote of hers saying “History isn’t dusty facts. History is stories—stories about people who came before us. I love writing those stories.” The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History is all well proof enough to prove that she loves history. The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History was published in August 2006, and consist of one hundred authentic American stories taken from a span of over four hundred years of American history. For the year 1972 Armstrong chose to write a story called An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse.
An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse is a story about Marlon Brando, and how he denied his Golden Globe, and Oscar nomination for best actor in one of the greatest films ever created; the film that every movie buff thinks of when he or she hears the date 1972; a world renowned masterpiece directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The