The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1974 American television film, based on Ernest J. Gaines’s novel, that follows the life of a 110-year-old Black woman whose memories trace the history of African Americans from slavery through the civil rights movement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ernest J. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama (Cicely Tyson) NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAge | 110 years ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Crabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Fred Karlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John Korty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Sidney Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Roger Gimbel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | color ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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television drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jane Pittman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictional autobiography ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting a century of African American experience through one woman’s life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1974-01-31 ⓘ |
| portrays |
African American history
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civil rights activism ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| producer | Roger Gimbel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tomorrow Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Tracy Keenan Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
American Civil War era
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Civil Rights Movement era ⓘ Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| starring |
Arnold Wilkerson
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Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Williams III NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel Fluellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Alice NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dysart NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalmus Rasulala NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerie Odell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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