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The Making of Unladylike2020
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Director Charlotte Mangin discusses what went into making Unladylike2020.
American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.
Video description: The Grammy-winning bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez died on March 2008, almost 90-years old. A maestro of legendary status ultimately considered one of the greatest Afro-Cuban musicians of all time, he had made his home in the United States for the past four decades. American Masters' bilingual film, Cachao: Uno Mas premieres Monday, September 20, 2010 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings.)
The co-directors of "Mae West: Dirty Blonde," Sally Rosenthal and Julia Marchesi, discuss how Mae West inspired them.
The daughter of sharecropper in rural Texas, Bessie Coleman grew up picking cotton and eventually became the first African American woman aviator. Coleman became a media sensation with her daredevil performances, and was hailed as “Queen Bess” and “the world’s greatest woman flier.” Throughout her brief career, Coleman refused to perform in American airshows where audiences were segregated.
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