The poem is “If” by Rudyard Kipling (1899). The scene is The Johnny Cash Show, 1970. Hard to beat this…
via @caitlinroper
Dennis Hopper Reads Rudyard Kipling on Johnny Cash Show
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Thanks for sharing this classic!
Great tribute to this actor.
Very cool. Thanks for posting.
Very moving and well done. I love Kipling and have since my Daddy read them to me at night. I’m 86 now and still remember those wonderful evenings.