George Demas's guest appearances

George Demas

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Donald Trump

Alex Gibney

Ray Isle

Karen Cooper

Marc Lamont Hill

Randy Shaw

Walt Whitman

Caitlin Zaloom

Grace Lee

Sarah Parcak

James Wilson

Orson Welles

Ed Schoenfeld

Marion Nestle

Tom Philpott

OwlTail

Frank Beacham

In 1985, video production company owner Frank Beacham embarked on a creative journey with what was then the latest technology—the Betacam recorder—and a film legend, Orson Welles. With the first handheld camera and recorder combination ever produced, the two men set out to revolutionize the movie business—bypassing the gatekeepers to put the responsibility of art back into the artists’ hands. What happened next, neither man could have predicted. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Frank Beacham and his co-author George Demas discuss writing a play entitled “Maverick” based on Frank’s experience working with Orson Welles. “Maverick” is currently being performed at Manhattan’s Connelly Theater until March 2, with George playing the role of Orson Welles.

Frank Beacham and George Demas on their play Maverick about the late life of Orson Welles (2/20/19)