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Walt Whitman

50% | Apr 14, 2008 | Documentary, History

This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.

Featured Crew

Mark Samels
Executive Producer
Mark Zwonitzer
Director

Cast

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J.K. Simmons
Narrator (voice)
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Chris Cooper
Walt Whitman (voice)
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Walt Whitman
Self (archive footage)

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