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      • Esther Rolle, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Constance Good. Bailey Jr.: John M. Driver II. Bailey Sr.: Roger E. Mosley. Miss Flowers: Madge Sinclair. Uncle Willie: Sonny Jim Gaines. Freeman: Paul Benjamin. Directed by Fielder Cook.
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  2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an American television film based on the autobiography of the same name by Maya Angelou, first aired April 28, 1979, on CBS. Angelou and Leonora Thuna wrote the screenplay, and the movie was directed by Fielder Cook. Constance Good played the young Maya Angelou.

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  3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Full Cast & Crew. 1979. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Story inspired by Maya Angelou's memories of growing up in...

  4. See Full Cast & Crew. Find out how to watch I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Stream I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV...

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  5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou, features many characters, including Angelou as a child, which she has called "the Maya character".

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    The poetry and prose of Dr. Maya Angelou inspired not only people and presidents but Hollywood. John Singleton's 1993 film, Poetic Justice, features some of the author's most indelible work. The film's star Janet Jacksonremembers the woman behind the words. [From the June 13, 2014 issue] The first time I met Dr. Maya Angelou was around the filming ...

    Her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is a classic of contemporary literature (and a staple of high school English classes). But these less heralded works are also worth searching out. —Tina Jordan [From the June 13, 2014 issue] Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie (1971) Angelou's first volume of poetry tackles the tough to...

    At first glance, How to Make an American Quilt (Universal, PG-13) looks like a Winona Ryder greatest-hits package: Reality Bites a Little Woman. As in Reality, Ryder plays a Gen Xer unsure of what to do with her life — here she's a Berkeley grad student contemplating marriage to a carpenter (Dermot Mulroney). As in Women, Ryder finds her way with t...

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  6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.

  7. Watchlist. NEW. This film adaptation of Maya Angelou's autobiography focuses on the author's extremely difficult youth. Young Maya (Constance Good) lives at her grandmother's in Arkansas.

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