Dennis Drabelle

Dennis Drabelle is the author, most recently, of The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks.

Trading Places

In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock and Howard Hawks each made a film that bore hallmarks of the other’s work

By Dennis Drabelle | Friday November 7, 2025

The Short Reign of Fred Allen

Jack Benny’s comic rival starred in a program refiguring “Weekend Update” and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

By Dennis Drabelle | Friday June 1, 2007

Trading Places

By Dennis Drabelle | Friday November 7, 2025

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