Connie Martinson, whose interviews with Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, Norman Mailer and thousands of other authors appeared weekly on government-access cable and public television outlets around the country for more than 35 years, died March 9 at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 90.
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Connie Martinson, who interviewed thousands of authors on TV, dies at 90
Ms. Martinson self-funded her cable and public television show. Guests included Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, Norman Mailer, Maya Angelou and Rosa Parks.