tavis: pleased and honored to welcome frank gehry to this program. he has put his stamp on the world of design. some of the most well-known structures around the globe. so much to get to in this conversation. frank gehry, an honor to have you on this program. >> honored to be with you. tavis: i have tonight and tomorrow night to talk to you. i cannot do justice to your life and legacy with two shows. i want to start at the beginning. i have been thinking for this, knowing you are coming to see me. i have been thinking how to squeeze so much into two nights. those of us who are fans of your work in l.a. and around the world know something about your design work. so few of us know about frank gehry. with your accommodation, i would like to talk about you. you were born toronto. how did your family make its way here? >> it is a sad story. my father was in canada. he was not an educated. he did not get high school. he grew up in new york. there was one famous person in our lives. she signed his affidavit of birth, it was ellen roth. i never met her. he w

tonight, part two of our conversation with frank gehry. his work includes some of the famous buildings of the world including the walt disney concert hall here in los angeles. more on his life and career, including the controversy surrounding the new eisenhower memorial. we are glad you could join us tonight. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: welcome back. our conversation with this icon, frank gehry. let us that we had a wonderful conversation. we talked about -- last night we had a wonderful conversation. we talked about his early life. his family life. if you did not get a chance to see it, go to our web site at pbs.org. i'm delighted to continue that conversation. when we finished last night, we were talking about bilbao. it is one thing to say what we say, what do you say. i

i hope you enjoyed these two nights with frank gehry. thank you for watching. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with -- morgan freeman on his upcoming film. that is next time. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the suspect in the colorado shootings appeared in court today, his hair dyed orange and his eyes drooping shut. so far, authorities say he's refused to cooperate. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on today's hearing and assess the nation's gun, assault weapon, and ammunition laws in the wake of the tragedy. >> ifill: then, ray suare

he said, "you'll learn to like me." >> broad fired gehry then built the house anyway using gehry's drawingsears and seven different models, i was impatient. i think he wanted to spend another year or two designing it, and i said, "frank, a work of art is never finished; it's only abandoned." >> they worked together again three years later to build disney hall, and once again, broad fired gehry. but he had to eat humble pie when the disney family insisted that he hire gehry back. >> we did it. we built it. we weren't friends. >> you've made your peace with him. at the same time, you've... >> i won't do a project for him. that's true. >> eli's middle name is "strings attached." eli "strings attached" broad. >> christopher knight, the art critic for the los angeles times, has been broad-watching for years. >> he's a first-generation, male, self-made gazillionaire, and people in that category typically believe-- and with good evidence--that they know how to make something a success, and that can be a problem. >> with science, broad leaves the details to the experts, but when he dangles his mone

part onenext time for of our conversation with frank gehry. >> every community has a martin luther kinglevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> be more.

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