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Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles how the world's most famous Nobel Prize winner, scientist Albert Einstein, became its most eloquent advocate for peace. News films show the public figure, home movies reveal the private man, and much of the film is told in Einstein's own words, which have been excerpted from his diaries, personal letters and writings.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the twentieth-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings, and rare footage.
Series
Publisher
WNET, PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Flannery O'Connor's distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, O'Connor includes conversations with Mary Karr, Hilton Als and others. Through never-before-seen archival footage, examine the life and legacy of an American literary icon.