Walt Whitman (2008)
This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
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J.K. Simmons | As: Narrator (voice) | |
Chris Cooper | As: Walt Whitman (voice) | |
Walt Whitman | As: Self (archive footage) |
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This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
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Certification: | NR |
Cast
J.K. Simmons |
Narrator (voice) |
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Chris Cooper |
Walt Whitman (voice) |
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Walt Whitman |
Self (archive footage) |
Directed By
Mark Zwonitzer |
Director |
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Mark Zwonitzer |
Writer |
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Jamila Wignot |
Producer |
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Sierra Pettengill |
Associate Producer |
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Mark Samels |
Executive Producer |
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