The Day Carl Sandburg Died

The Day Carl Sandburg Died

2012
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Overview

Explore the controversial life and legacy of the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Sandburg through archival footage and interviews with Pete Seeger, the late Studs Terkel and Norman Corwin, family, poets, and scholars. For much of the 20th century, Carl Sandburg (Jan. 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was synonymous with the American experience, a spokesman on behalf of “the people.” One of the most successful writers in the English language, Sandburg was a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner for his poetry (Cornhuskers, 1918 and Complete Poems, 1950) and part of his six-volume Lincoln biography (Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, 1939). He was also a groundbreaking journalist, folk song collector, children’s storyteller, political organizer/activist, novelist, autobiographer, and captivating performer. Yet, after his death, Sandburg’s literary legacy faded and his poems, once taught in schools across America, were dismissed under the weight of massive critical attack.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
KQED PBS Thirteen
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date September 24, 2012
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Matthew Allis
Matthew Allis

Carl Sandberg (College)

Key Crew

Paul Bonesteel
Director
Paul Bonesteel
Writer

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