For the documentary, Melissa Robyn Glassman, left, and Keith Maitland, right, tracked down and interviewed some of the letter writers.Credit...Sarah Wilson/Greenwich Entertainment and Discovery+
An Heir, a $25 Million Giveaway and 30,000 Unopened Letters
In 1970, Michael James Brody Jr. announced he would give away his fortune to anyone who asked. The letters he received are a time capsule of the setting of the Age of Aquarius.
‘Dear Mr. Brody’ Review: Spreading the Wealth Doesn’t Go Smoothly
The scion of a margarine empire says to ask him for money. And many, many people asked.
‘Dear Mr. Brody’: Film Review
'Tower' director Keith Maitland's 'Dear Mr. Brody' looks at the man whose promise to give away his millions created a stir in 1970.
The Decadent Form of Archival Cinema Is Glimpsed in Two New Documentaries
“Lucy and Desi” and “Dear Mr. Brody” use archival materials in sharply contrasting ways, and the difference has far-reaching implications.
