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American History & Politics Film
  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career

    May. 4, 1995

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

  • Discussing the book "The Best of Life" with editor David Scherman

    Oct. 12, 1973
  • Barbara Kopple

    Barbara Kopple discusses her documentary "American Dream"

    Mar. 20, 1992

    Academy Award winning documentarian Barbara Kopple talks with Studs about her documentary "American Dream" and the battle fought and lost by union workers in Austin, Minnesota during the mid-80s. They set the backdrop in the small, tight-knit community that Hormel Foods had such a profound impact on, how the UFCW international union declined to support the local union, the gripping dynamics between family members who crossed picket lines, and the healing that occurred when the film was screened in the town several years later.

  • Melvin Douglas and Frank Lovejoy discuss their roles in the play "The Best Man"

    Oct. 2, 1961

    Melvin Douglas and Frank Lovejoy discuss their roles in Gore Vidal's play "The Best Man", politics, and their careers.

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