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American Experience (season 15)
Season fifteen of the television program '' American Experience'' originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on November 11, 2002 and concluded on July 14, 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des .... The season contained 13 new episodes and began with the first part of the film ''Jimmy Carter''. Episodes References {{American Experience 2002 American television seasons 2003 American television seasons American Experience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Experience
''American Experience'' is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history. The series premiered on October 4, 1988 and was originally titled ''The American Experience'', but the article "The" was dropped during a later rebrand and image update. The show has had a presence on the Internet since 1995, and more than 100 ''American Experience'' programs are accompanied by their own internet websites, which have more background information on the subjects covered as well as teachers' guides and educational companion materials. The show is produced primarily by WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, though occasionally in the early seasons of the show, it was co-produced by other PBS stations such as WNET (Channel 13) in New York City. Some programs now considered part of the ''American Experience'' collection were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In American Television
The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2002. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations. Events January February March April May June July August September October November December Programs Debuts Shows changing networks Returning this year Ending this year Entering syndication this year Television films Miniseries Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Births Deaths See also * 2002 in the United States * List of American films of 2002 References External linksList of 2002 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 In Television 2000s in American telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In American Television
The following is a list of events affecting American television during 2003. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations. Events January February March April May June July August September October November December Programs Debuts Returning this year Ending this year Entering syndication this year Changes of network affiliation Made-for-TV movies Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Station closures Births Deaths Television Debuts *Chris O'Dowd – '' Red Cap'' See also * 2003 in the United States * List of American films of 2003 References {{Reflist External links List of 2003 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Carter (film)
''Jimmy Carter'' is a 2002 two-part television documentary film about Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. Produced by PBS for the '' American Experience'' documentary program, it recounts Carter's life from childhood in Georgia to his post-presidency as peacemaker. The film was written, produced, and directed by Adriana Bosch, and was first aired on PBS in two parts on November 11 and 12, 2002. Interviewees * Peter Bourne, biographer *Douglas Brinkley, historian *Pat Caddell, pollster *Chip Carter, son *Dan T. Carter, historian * Rosalynn Carter, first lady *Elizabeth Drew, journalist *Warren Fortson, lawyer *Betty Glad, political scientist *E. Stanly Godbold, historian *Hendrik Hertzberg, speechwriter * Leroy Johnson, Georgia state senator * Bert Lance, Advisor * Walter Mondale, Vice President *Andrew Young, U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murder Of Emmett Till (film)
''The Murder of Emmett Till'' is a 2003 documentary film produced by Firelight Media that aired on the PBS program ''American Experience''. The film chronicles the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955. He was brutally murdered by two white men after a white woman falsely claimed that he had whistled at and groped her. Emmett's mother, Mamie Till Bradley, insisted on a public funeral with an open casket. Photos of the decaying and mutilated body flooded newspapers, putting the case on the map both nationally and internationally. The two men accused of his murder were acquitted after a short five-day trial with an all-white male jury, making a mockery of any possibility of justice. Shortly afterward, the defendants sold their story to journalists detailing how they carried out the murder. The Emmett Till case was a significant motivator of the Civil Rights Movement, and the Montgomery bus boycott began three months af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Nelson Jr
Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series), an American situation comedy * ''Stanley'' (2001 TV series), an American animated series Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Stanley'' (play), by Pam Gems, 1996 * Stanley Award, an Australian Cartoonists' Association award * '' Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'', a video game * Stanley (Cars), a character in ''Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales'' * ''The Stanley Parable'', a 2011 video game developed by Galactic Cafe, and its titular character, Stanley Businesses and organisations * Stanley, Inc., American information technology company * Stanley Aviation, American aerospace company * Stanley Black & Decker, formerly The Stanley Works, American hardware manufacturer ** Stanley knife, a utility knife * Stanley bottle, a bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Zwonitzer
Mark Lewis Zwonitzer (born August 28, 1962) is an American author and documentary filmmaker. Books Zwonitzer has written two non-fiction biographies. ''Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music'' "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?," written with Charles Hirshberg, is a biography of the Carter Family, musical pioneers who created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country and bluegrass music. The book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in the biography/autobiography category in 2002. One reviewer wrote, "The Carter Family finally get their due in documentary filmmaker Mark Zwonitzer's comprehensive biography. Zwonitzer follows the Carter family's history from the 1891 birth of A.P. Carter, the musical founder, up through the late 1970s, offering background on the social, economic and technological developments that spawned American folk, country and rock music." Reviewer David Gates wrote in The Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Kalin
Andrea Kalin is an American independent filmmaker, writer, producer, and director. She is also the principal and founder of Spark Media and founder and executive director of Stone Soup Productions, a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation. Personal life Kalin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts and graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and corrections. Kalin lives and works in Washington, D.C. and is the founder and owner of Spark Media a documentary production company. Filmmaking Andrea Kalin is a documentary filmmaker who focuses on social, mental health and women's health issues. She uses storytelling and marketing strategies to promote social change and raise awareness to societal problems, such as woman's health issues and suicide. Some of her productions, such as Prince Among Slaves, Partners of the Heart, and Soul of a People, tell stories lost to history, while others— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughter From Danang
''Daughter from Đà Nẵng'' is a 2002 documentary film about an Amerasian, Heidi Bub, meeting her biological family in Da Nang, decades after being brought to the United States in 1975 during Operation Babylift at the end of the Vietnam War. Plot Heidi Neville Bub was born on December 10, 1968, in Da Nang as Mai Thi Hiep. Her mother, Mai Thi Kim, already had three children and was estranged from her husband Do Huu Vinh, who had left her to fight with the Viet Cong. She was working at an American military base where she met Heidi's father, an American serviceman. When the North Vietnamese army came closer to Da Nang, Mai Thi Kim feared for Heidi's safety due to rumors of retaliation against mixed-race children. At the age of six, Heidi was sent to the United States and placed in an orphanage run by the Holt Adoption Agency. Heidi was soon adopted by Ann Neville, a single and strictly religious American woman who renamed her Heidi. They spent a year in Columbia, South Carolina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Dolgin
Gail Dolgin (; April 4, 1945 – October 7, 2010) was an American filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for ''Daughter from Danang'', and ''The Barber of Birmingham''.Obituary ''Los Angeles Times'', October 19, 2010, page AA6. ''Daughter from Danang'' also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Life and career Dolgin was born to a Jewish family in BrooklynJewish Women's Archive: "Gail Dolgin Documentary filmmaker 1945 – 2010 retrieved July 20, 2014 the daughter of Israel and Diana Dolgin. She had three brothers: Kalmon Dolgin, Neil Dolgin, and Stuart Dolgin (deceased). Her grandfather Kalmon Dolgin founded a New York-based real estate brokerage firm w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Ives
Stephen Ives is an American documentary film director and original founder of Insignia Films. Among his productions are ''The West'' (1996), '' Reporting America at War'' (2003), '' Roads to Memphis'' (2010), and ''Grand Coulee Dam'' (2012), and the four-part series ''Constitution USA'' (2013) which aired on PBS in the summer of 2013. PBS broadcast his most recent aired work, ''The Great War,'' in three parts (2017). Biography Ives is a son of David O. Ives, former president of WGBH Boston. After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in American history, Ives spent five years living in Texas. Ives credits these years for his fascination with "the myth and landscape and people of the West." In his eighteen years of work in public television, Ives has established himself as one of the nation's leading independent documentary directors. His landmark series ''The West'' was seen by more than 38 million people nationwide during its national PBS premiere in the fall of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |