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• Date: 10/7/2026
• Day of the Week: W
• Fees: $0.00
• Location: OLLI at UVA (opens in new tab) 1 Morton Drive, Terrace Level Charlottesville, VA 22903

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  Author Talks are a special benefit of OLLI at UVA membership, offering unique opportunities to engage directly with authors across a wide range of topics. Each talk is shaped by the author’s personal style—some share the inspiration behind their work, others dive into their research process or creative journey. Whether you’ve read the book beforehand or decide to pick it up afterward, you’ll find the experience enriching and accessible. These sessions are designed to spark curiosity, deepen understanding, and connect readers with the minds behind the stories. Join us and discover the stories behind the books!

Author Talk

The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan by Mary Noe  NEW!

• Day of the week: Th 
• Date: 10/29/2026 
• Time: 11:00 AM
• Member Benefit 
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• Location: OLLI at UVA (opens in new tab),Terrace Level
• Address: 1 Morton Drive, Terrace Level Charlottesville, VA 22903

Information: A journey from the halls of Harvard University to the door of J.P. Morgan Jr.’s Gold Coast Long Island mansion. The story of a Harvard instructor Erich Muenter who was handsome, charming and intelligent. He disappears after the mysterious and suspicious death of this wife shortly after childbirth. It is also the story of “Frank Holt” who appears on the scene nine years later, marries, and eventually receives a Ph.D. at Cornell. It is tale of murder, false identities, construction of a sophisticated explosive device by a supposed amateur and covert political operations set during the turn of the century before the U.S. entered World War I. It also focuses on the life of Jack Morgan, the son of the “King of Finance,” who is establishing himself as the new head of the House of Morgan. Mary Noé is a lawyer, author and lecturer and holds the rank of Professor at St. John’s University. After graduating high school, she worked in a typing pool at the New York office of the FBI. Several secretarial jobs later and after obtaining her Class 2 license, she applied to Varsity Transit for a position as a bus driver for New York City Schools. The New York City Human Rights Division brought an action against Varsity since they would not hire females. She was the only female driver among the 700 male drivers working from Varsity’s Brooklyn location. She is a graduate of Brooklyn College magna cum laude and St. John’s University School of Law. She has served as an administrative law judge for the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct and an Impartial Hearing Officer under a federal law known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA.

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