Movie Description

Walt Whitman

(2008)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleWalt Whitman

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2008-04-14

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 49m

Homepagehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/whitman/

Production CompaniesPBS American Experience,PBS,GBH,Hidden Hill Productions

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History