The biography of jane pittman
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
was a selection chosen by members of On the Southern Literary Trail as a group read for January, Special thanks to Trail member Jane for nominating this work.
A Note from the incomplete reader
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was originally published by Ernest J. Gainesthrough the Dial Press in A second printing followed in
The Second Printing
When Gaine's novel was filmed as a television movie in sales mushroomed with the issue of the mass-market Bantam Paperback tie-in edition. Cicely Tyson played the title role from approximately age 23 to The production garnered nine Emmy Awards, including Best Actress for Ms. Tyson.
Cicely Tyson portrayed a century of the life of Miss Jane Pittman
I was a first year law student when "The Autobiography of Mi
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
This article is about the book. For the TV film, see The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film).
novel by Ernest J. Gaines
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The story depicts the struggles of Black people as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman. She tells of the major events of her life from the time she was a young slave girl in the American South at the end of the Civil War.
The novel was dramatized in a TV movie in , starring Cicely Tyson.
Realistic fiction novel
[edit]The novel, and its main character, are particularly notable for the breadth of time, history and stories they recall. In addition to the plethora of fictional characters who populate Jane's narrative, Jane and others make many references to historical events and figures over the close-to-a hundred years Miss Jane can recall. In addition to its obvious opening in the American Civil War, Jane a
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (film)
American TV series or program
| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | |
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DVD cover | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines |
| Screenplay by | Tracy Keenan Wynn |
| Directed by | John Korty |
| Starring | Cicely Tyson Barbara Cheney Richard Dysart Katherine Helmond Michael Murphy Odetta Thalmus Rasulala |
| Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Producers | Robert W. Christiansen Rick Rosenberg Philip Barry Jr. |
| Production locations | Natchez, Mississippi Woodville, Mississippi Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation - State Highway 75, Geismer, Louisiana Ryan Airport - Jackie Cochran Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Cottage Plantation - Cottage Lane, St. Francisville, Louisiana |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Editor | Sidney Levin |
| Running time | minutes |
| Production company | Tomorrow Entertainment |
| Network | CBS |
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