Coen brothers were children, Joel saved money from mowing lawns to buy a Vivitar Super 8 camera. Together, the brothers remade movies they saw on television, with their neighborhood friend Mark Zimering ("Zeimers") as the star. Their first attempt was a romp entitled "Henry Kissinger, Man on the Go". Cornel Wilde's "The Naked Prey" (1965) became their "Zeimers in Zambia", which also featured Ethan as a native with a spear. Joel Coen has said: "In regards to whether our background influences our film making ... who knows? We don't think about it ... There's no doubt that our Jewish heritage affects how
Joel S. Fisk House Joel S. Fisk House The Joel S. Fisk House, at 123 N. Oakland Ave. in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is also a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Oakland–Dousman Historic District. It is a two-story Italianate cream brick building, with a one-and-one-half-story wing to the right rear. Its hipped roof has a cupola, consistent with Italianate style, with double pairs of round-arched windows. Also known as the William Gibbs House, the property was owned by local postmaster Joel S. Fisk. It would later be used as a public library. Eventually,