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Roger Corman's success making "The Fall of the House of Usher" led to a "cyle of Poe"
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In adapting Poe's work for cinema, Roger Corman wanted to emphasize the unconscious mind.
Author, radio host and American Master Garrison Keillor reads Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel
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Sidney Poitier, Lloyd Richard and Ruby Dee reflect on casting for "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Lorraine Hansberry encourages young writers to represent their community in their work.
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Lorraine Hansberry speaks out with "sighted eyes and feeling heart" against injustice.
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Learn how Norman Lear struck up a friendship with Dr. Maya Angelou.
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Dr. Maya Angelou describes the challenges she faced as a writer.
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Maya Angelou nearly had an opportunity early in her career to work with Pearl Bailey.
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Bill Clinton decided to have a poet read at his inauguration: Dr. Maya Angelou.
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Actor Denis O'Hare and American Masters Executive Producer Michael Kantor discuss the film
