Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith’s extraordinary and seemingly effortless 1972 documentary “Marjoe” (which I discuss in this clip), won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. It follows the former ...

The latest idiocies from Pat Robertson cast a new light on a long-lost document about the God Biz. I’m speaking The latest idiocies from Pat Robertson cast a new light on a long-lost document about ...

“We’re here to make a film about Brother Marjoe, praise the Lord.” The words sounded awkward — almost as if we were speaking in tongues. It felt bizarre to be calling strangers “Brother” and “Sister.” ...

Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born January 14, 1944, in Long Beach, California), is a former revivalist who first gained a certain fame in the late 1940s when he became ...

In 1944, Marjoe Gortner was just four years old when his parents had him ordained as an evangelical minister. He was dubbed ‘the miracle child’ and conducted his first marriage ceremony before he ...

Marjoe Gortner had a difficult upbringing. He suffered abuse at the hands of his parents, who trained him to become a preacher from an early age. Travelling across the U.S., he delivered many sermons, ...

Several crew members filming the new Eddie Murphy film The Pickup were injured — two so severely that they were sent to the hospital when two vehicles collided. Find out what's new this week on ...

Marjoe Gortner was four years old when he was ordained as an evangelical minister. He became a hugely successful preacher but behind it all was an elaborate con. Show more In 1944, Marjoe Gortner was ...

I survived an avalanche, but the real challenge came after My mum Poly Styrene, a punk icon I’m a disaster expert – and it helped me get through my own The sisters reuniting separated siblings at camp ...