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Great Performances: Season 26, Episode 8Porgy and Bess: An American Voice (4 Feb. 1998)
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A documentary detailing the history of Gershwin's opera and DuBose Heyward's original novel "Porgy"... See full summary » Director:Nigel Noble |
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| Christopher Jones | ... |
Young DuBose Heyward
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Maya Angelou | ... |
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Jonathan Brody | ... |
George Gershwin
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Anne Brown | ... |
Bess
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Bob Bruner | ... |
DuBose Heyward
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Grace Bumbry | ... |
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Cab Calloway | ... |
Himself
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Sportin' Life
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| Kitty Carlisle | ... |
Herself
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| Diahann Carroll | ... |
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Todd Duncan | ... |
Himself
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Porgy
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Simon Estes | ... |
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Damon Evans | ... |
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Martha Flowers | ... |
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Frances Gershwin Godowsky | ... |
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A documentary detailing the history of Gershwin's opera and DuBose Heyward's original novel "Porgy", and the impact it has had on its casts and audiences as well as U.S. black culture in general, with rare archival footage of the 1952 world tour, and clips from the 1993 television production. Written by Albert Sanchez Moreno <a.moreno@mindspring.com>
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