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Harper Lee

Harper Lee

AUTHOR Apr 28, 1926 - Feb 19, 2016

KNOWN FOR

Publishing her two novels To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) and Go Set a Watchman (2015) 55 years apart.

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Harper Lee: American Masters (Jul 2015)Directed by Mary McDonagh Murphy

Written Features

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“To Kill a Mockingbird” famous quotes
A few passages from the book -- some famous, some quirky -- that remind us...
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Go Set a Watchman: Read First Chapter
Read the first chapter of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman on American Masters. Harper...
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Meeting Harper Lee: Exclusive Report from Filmmaker
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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Harper Lee?
Take a quiz to test your knowledge of Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, and...
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Harper Lee By the Numbers: The Writer and Her Novels
The author of To Kill A Mockingbird and Go Set A Watchman has died
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Six Degrees of Harper Lee
Connections between the author and our other American Masters
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The Cake That Made Maycomb Famous: The Lane Cake
The Lane Cake in To Kill a Mockingbird is “...so loaded with shinny it made...
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Interview with Director Mary Murphy
Director Mary Murphy describes her the creative process researching and interviewing subjects for her documentary...
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Excerpt from Director Mary Murphy’s Scout, Atticus, and Boo
In an excerpt from her book, Scout, Atticus, and Boo, director Mary Murphy details the...

Video Features

Harper Lee -- Harper Lee Live Q&A: Joy Brown and Mary McDonagh Murphy CLIP: 30:11
Harper Lee
Harper Lee Live Q&A: Joy Brown and Mary McDonagh Murphy
Questions about Harper Lee, her history and her new novel are answered in a live Q&A.
Harper Lee -- Harper Lee - Preview PREVIEW: 1:49
Harper Lee - Preview
An updated version of Mary McDonagh Murphy’s 2012 film in time for Harper Lee's new book.
Harper Lee -- Wally Lamb on To Kill a Mockingbird CLIP: 3:04
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Wally Lamb on To Kill a Mockingbird
The acclaimed author discusses To Kill a Mockingbird as an agent of radical change
Harper Lee -- Mark Childress on To Kill a Mockingbird CLIP: 2:37
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Mark Childress on To Kill a Mockingbird
Childress explains how the character Scout had a radical viewpoint in the segregated south
Cab Calloway: Sketches -- Allan Gurganus on To Kill a Mockingbird CLIP: 2:40
Cab Calloway: Sketches
Allan Gurganus on To Kill a Mockingbird
The author praises Harper Lee's distillation of national issues into a small-town setting
Harper Lee -- Richard Russo on To Kill a Mockingbird CLIP: 3:34
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Richard Russo on To Kill a Mockingbird
The Pulitzer Prize winning author discusses the impact of Harper Lee's characters
Harper Lee -- James McBride on To Kill a Mockingbird CLIP: 3:29
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James McBride on To Kill a Mockingbird
McBride reflects on Harper Lee's subtle activism and the role of writers in civil rights