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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

WRITER
Jan 19, 1809 - Oct 7, 1849

KNOWN FOR

The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and other macabre mysteries.

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
(Oct 2017)
Directed by Eric Stange

Edgar Allan Poe Features

The story of Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel
Clip | The story of Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel
The story of Wally Coberg and the making of “Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive”
Clip | The story of Wally Coberg and the making of “Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive”
Edgar Allan Poe: The Five Biggest Myths About Poe
Clip | Edgar Allan Poe: The Five Biggest Myths About Poe
Filmmaker Roger Corman’s dream-like world of Edgar Allan Poe
Clip | Filmmaker Roger Corman’s dream-like world of Edgar Allan Poe
How Filmmaker Roger Corman brought Poe to the big screen
Clip | How Filmmaker Roger Corman brought Poe to the big screen
Filmmaker Roger Corman on “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Clip | Filmmaker Roger Corman on “The Fall of the House of Usher”
See inside the mind of a ranting and raving Edgar Allan Poe
Clip | See inside the mind of a ranting and raving Edgar Allan Poe
Mash-up: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”
Clip | Mash-up: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”
Denis O’Hare on Becoming Poe
Clip | Denis O’Hare on Becoming Poe
The Deaths of the Women in Poe’s Life
Clip | The Deaths of the Women in Poe’s Life
Denis O’Hare brings to life “The Man of the Crowd”
Clip | Denis O’Hare brings to life “The Man of the Crowd”
Edgar Allan Poe: Prose & Poetry
Edgar Allan Poe: Prose & Poetry
Experience Poe’s dramatic readings of “The Raven”
Clip | Experience Poe’s dramatic readings of “The Raven”
Learn about the fake news behind Edgar Allan Poe’s reputation
Clip | Learn about the fake news behind Edgar Allan Poe’s reputation
 Edgar Allan Poe Biographical Timeline
Edgar Allan Poe Biographical Timeline
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