Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of Black Female Superstars
Brief Synopsis
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A series of four programs on the lives and careers of America's energetic black female performers in music, theater, and the movies. The programs are titled: "The Beginnings," "The Depression Years," "The War Years Through the Fifties," and "The Reckless Sixties to the Present."
Cast & Crew
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Frank Ryan
Director
Billy Dee Williams
Narration
Billy Dee Williams
Host
Frank Ryan
Interviewer
Matthew Pook
Interviewer
Cheryl Alexander
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Beginnings, The, Depression Years, Eighty Years of Black Female Superstars, Reckless Sixties to the Present, War Years Through the Fifties
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Ebony Productions; Gene Davis Group; Transtel Communications
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A series of four programs on the lives and careers of America's energetic black female performers in music, theater, and the movies. The programs are titled: "The Beginnings," "The Depression Years," "The War Years Through the Fifties," and "The Reckless Sixties to the Present."
Cast
Billy Dee Williams
Narration
Billy Dee Williams
Host
Frank Ryan
Interviewer
Matthew Pook
Interviewer
Crew
Cheryl Alexander
Production Assistant
Dorothy Alleyne
Research
Lisa Barbash
Production Assistant
Donald Bogle
Book As Source Material ("Brown Sugar: Eighty Years Of America'S Black Female Superstars")
Donald Bogle
Writer
Donald Bogle
Executive Producer
Alvin Bowens
Editor
Courtney Brown Jr
Research
Megan Cogswell
Associate Producer
Gene A Davis
Writer
Gene A Davis
Executive Producer
Andre P Espinet
Associate Producer
Florence Everett
Makeup
Gregg Featherman
Editor
Rosemary Fishel
Music Research
Karla Fuller
Production Assistant
Coral Hawthorne
Research
Mike Hodge
Announcer
Joerg G Klebe
Executive Producer
Theresa Brown Kronholm
Writer
Sheryl D Miller
Research
Matthew Pook
Producer
Wynona Price
Makeup
Bob Whiteman
Set Designer
Charles Woods
Research
Cindy Wright
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Beginnings, The, Depression Years, Eighty Years of Black Female Superstars, Reckless Sixties to the Present, War Years Through the Fifties
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Ebony Productions; Gene Davis Group; Transtel Communications
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
