About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different.
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About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different.
ENCORE - Marjorie Guthrie: Woody Guthrie, Martha Graham, Loss and True Love
About A Girl
40 minutes
1 year ago
ENCORE - Marjorie Guthrie: Woody Guthrie, Martha Graham, Loss and True Love
Marjorie was the right hand of dance icon Martha Graham when she met Woody Guthrie. She took loving care of both as they each moved toward self-destruction, and especially of Woody, even after their divorce, while he succumbed to Huntington’s Disease.
Sources:
Woody Guthrie: A Life by Joe Klein
MarjorieGuthrie.com
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/obituaries/marjorie-guthrie-singer-s-widow-65.html
The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women
Jewish Standard / Times of Israel
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About A Girl
About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different.
