N. Scott Momaday : words from a bear
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Palmer, Jeffrey (Filmmaker), television director,
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-2024, interviewee (expression)
Redford, Robert, interviewee (expression)
Bridges, Jeff, 1949- interviewee (expression)
Bridges, Beau interviewee (expression)
Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Remembering N Scott Momaday
Status
On Shelf
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DVD BIO MOMADAY, N
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DVD BIO MOMADAY, N
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DVD BIO MOMADAY, N
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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019].
Language
English
UPC
841887043021

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 2019 as an episode of American masters.
General Note
Special features: A reading from N. Scott Momaday's novel, In the bear's house, by James Earl Jones and Flynn Jones; dialogues with N. Scott Momaday and Robert Redford in Santa Fe, NM; an interview with N. Scott Momaday's former editor, Francis McCullough.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Nancy Novack ; music, Aska Matsumiya ; cinematographers, Jeffrey Palmer, Youngsun Palmer.
Participants/Performers
Interviewees, N. Scott Momaday, Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, James Earl Jones, Joy Harjo.
Description
Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround or stereo.
Language
English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
American literature -- Indian authors -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Documentary television programs.
Momaday, N. Scott, -- 1934-2024.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Biographical television programs.