John Strauss
John Leonard Strauss( April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor.
Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series," Car 54, Where Are You?", with Nat Hiken.
He also won a Grammy Award for his work as the producer of the soundtrack for the 1984 film," Amadeus".
He was also frequently collaborated with director Woody Allen in his films, including" Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask)" in 1972.
Strauss was born in New York City.
He served in the United States Army in both North Africa and France during World War II.
He studied at Yale University with Paul Hindemith following the end of the war.
In addition to co-writing the theme song for the TV sitcom" Car 54, Where Are You?", Strauss won an Emmy Award in sound editing for his work on the 1978 television movie," The Amazing Howard Hughes".
Strauss married actress Charlotte Rae on November 4, 1951, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1976 when he came out as bisexual.
The couple had two sons, Larry and Andrew.
Strauss' partner, Lionel Friedman, died in 2003.
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Strauss died in that city on February 14, 2011, of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 90.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (book)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask) is a book( 1969, updated 1999) by U.S. physician David Reuben.
It was one of the first sex manuals that entered mainstream culture in the 1960s, and had a profound effect on sex education and in liberalizing attitudes towards sex.
It was the most popular non-fiction book of its era and became part of the Sexual Revolution of modern America.
The book was No. 1 best- seller in 51 countries and reached more than 100 million readers.
In 1972 it was parodied by Woody Allen in the comedy film of the same name and received a favorable response from movie critics.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask) may refer to:
Everything (R. Stevie Moore album)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About R. Stevie Moore But Were Afraid to Ask is the third official album by R. Stevie Moore, a double album compilation issued on vinyl in 1984 by New Rose Records of Paris, France.
It was the first of four New Rose RSM albums to be released through the 1980s.
Literature in the 1970s
Fiction in the' 70s brought a return of old- fashioned storytelling, especially with Erich Segal's" Love Story".
The early seventies also saw the decline of previously well- respected writers, such as Saul Bellow and Peter De Vries, both of whom released poorly received novels at the start of the decade, but rebounded critically as the decade wore on.
Racism remained a key literary subject.
John
Updike emerged as a major literary figure with his 1971 novel" Rabbit Redux".
Reflections of the 1960s experience also found roots in the literature of the decade through the works of Joyce Carol Oates and Wright Morris.
With the rising cost of hardcover books and the increasing readership of" genre fiction", the paperback became a popular medium.
Criminal non-fiction also became a popular topic.
Irreverence and satire, typified in Kurt Vonnegut's" Breakfast of Champions", were common literary elements.
The horror genre also emerged, and by the late seventies Stephen King had become one of the most popular novelists in America, a coveted position he maintained in the following decade.
In nonfiction, several books related to Nixon and the Watergate scandal topped the best- selling lists.
1977 brought many high- profile biographical works of literary figures, such as those of Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, and J. R. R. Tolkien.
Books discussing sex such as" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask)" were popular as authors took advantage of the lifted censorship laws on literature in the sixties.
Exposés such as" All the President's Men" were also popular.
Self- help and diet books replaced the cookbooks and home fix- it manuals that topped the sixties's charts.
Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan is a 1954 American historical drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, shot in CinemaScope( color by Technicolor), and released by Universal Pictures.
The film stars Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance, Ludmilla Tchérina, and Rita Gam.
Heather MacRae
Heather MacRae( born October 5, 1946) is an American actress known for her role in the Woody Allen 1972 comedy film" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask)".
She has also appeared in several television roles, including parts in" Starsky and HutchFrasier", and" The Sopranos" and as the judge who marries Miranda and Steve in an outdoor ceremony on" Sex and the City".
In 1979, she appeared in a singing role in Robert Altman's film" A Perfect Couple".
A veteran of the Broadway stage, she has appeared in" HairA Catered Affair", and" Falsettos".
She is the daughter of motion picture, stage and television stars Sheila MacRae and Gordon MacRae.
She is the sister of the late Meredith MacRae, co-star of the long running CBS Television 1960s sitcom" Petticoat Junction".
David Reuben (author)
David R. Reuben( born November 29, 1933) is a California psychiatrist, sex expert, and author of several books, such as" Any Woman Can!" and" How to Get More out of Sex".
He is most famous for his book" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask)", published in 1969.
That book inspired a film by Woody Allen," Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask)"( 1972).
He also authored three other books in 1975, 1976, and 1978 about diet and nutrition.
These books might have been in response to the death of his father, from what he grew to believe was a preventable disease.
These books suggest we should live by these three principles:
Eat no refined sugar, eat no white flour, and do not take vitamin pills or other supplements.
His book" The Save Your Life Diet", promoted a high- fiber diet.
Reuben suggested that a healthy diet involved the intake of natural fiber and reduction of cholesterol.
He also authored" The Save Your Life Diet High- Fiber Cookbook", and" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Nutrition".
The last book was written in the same style as his famous book" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex".
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*(* But Were Afraid to Ask) is a 1972 American sex comedy film directed by Woody Allen.
It consists of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by Dr. David Reuben's 1969 book of the same name.
The film was an early success for Allen, grossing over$ 18 million in North America alone against a$ 2 million budget, making it the 13th highest- grossing film of 1972.
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster is a 2008 French comedy film directed by Samuel Benchetrit.

Question: Which film was released earlier, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To Ask) (Film) or Sign Of The Pagan?
Answer: Sign Of The Pagan