American Masters » Literature http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters A series examining the lives, works, and creative processes of outstanding artists. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:04:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Harper Lee: Hey, Boo: Watch the Full Documentary http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/harper-lee-hey-boo/watch-the-full-documentary/2049/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/harper-lee-hey-boo/watch-the-full-documentary/2049/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:44:58 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=2049 Watch the full documentary Harper Lee: Hey Boo here on the American Masters Web site.

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Harper Lee: Hey, Boo illuminates the phenomenon behind Lee’s first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the 1962 film version, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Offering an unprecedented look into Lee’s mysterious life, Emmy®-winning filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy (author of Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of To Kill a Mockingbird) interviews Lee’s friends and family, including her centenarian sister Alice, who share intimate recollections, anecdotes and biographical details for the first time: her rise from small-town Alabama girl to famous author, her tumultuous friendship with Truman Capote, and the origin of her most memorable characters: Atticus Finch, his daughter Scout, her friend Dill, and Boo Radley. The documentary also explores the context and history of the novel’s Deep South setting and the social changes it inspired after publication and through the film starring Gregory Peck. Tom Brokaw, Rosanne Cash, Anna Quindlen, Scott Turow, Oprah Winfrey, and others reflect on the novel’s power, influence, popularity, and the ways it has shaped their lives. Lee gave her last interview in 1964 and receded from the limelight.

]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/harper-lee-hey-boo/watch-the-full-documentary/2049/feed/ 24 Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel: Outtakes: Is Gone With The Wind Literature? http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/margaret-mitchell-american-rebel/outtakes-is-gone-with-the-wind-literature/2039/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/margaret-mitchell-american-rebel/outtakes-is-gone-with-the-wind-literature/2039/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:53:11 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=2039 Scholars and devoted readers of Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 classic novel have been arguing the book’s literary merits for decades. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel premieres nationally on Monday, April 2 from 9-10 p.m (check local listings).

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(View full post to see video) ]]> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/margaret-mitchell-american-rebel/outtakes-pulitzer-prize-night/2035/feed/ 0 Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel: Outtakes: The Grand Premiere http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/margaret-mitchell-american-rebel/outtakes-the-grand-premiere/2031/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/margaret-mitchell-american-rebel/outtakes-the-grand-premiere/2031/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:42:29 +0000 colin fitzpatrick http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/?p=2031 The premiere of the blockbuster movie Gone With the Wind took place in Atlanta on December 15, 1939. With crowds swelling to the hundreds of thousands, it was apparent the South had been waiting a long time for this moment. For many, Margaret Mitchell’s story of survival helped to redeem the South from decades of pain and suffering experienced after the Civil War and Reconstruction. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel premieres nationally on Monday, April 2 from 9-10 p.m (check local listings).

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