Zora Is My Name!


1h 30m 1990

Brief Synopsis

A television drama, broadcast as part of the PBS "American Playhouse" series, about the African-American writer, oral historian and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Combines passages from the author's writings, anecdotes, folk tales told by actors, and sketches from the Hurston's life.

Film Details

Also Known As
American Playhouse (02/14/90)
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1990

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

A television drama, broadcast as part of the PBS "American Playhouse" series, about the African-American writer, oral historian and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Combines passages from the author's writings, anecdotes, folk tales told by actors, and sketches from the Hurston's life.

Crew

Tracy Abbott

Script Supervisor

Bob Abraham

Production

Kevin Adams

Assistant Art Director

Valari Adams

Wardrobe

Tom Ancel

Audio

John Atchinson

Hair

Phyllis Bailey

Boom Operator

Vicki Baral

Art Director

Gilbert Becerril

Props

Chemin Sylvia Bernard

Casting

Gregory Broussard

Production Assistant

Palmer Brown

Costumes

Greg Brunton

Lighting

Celiak Bryant

Costumes

James W Butcher

Assistant

Joseph W Calloway

Camera Operator

Chris Circosta

Props

Michelle R Cole

Costume Designer

Olu Dara

Music

Ossie Davis

Assistant

Ruby Dee

Writer

Ruby Dee

Play As Source Material

Ken Dettling

Lighting Director

Rob Drake

Carpenter

Erma Elzy-jones

Production

David E Fluhr

Post-Production Audio

Rebekkah Ford

Associate Producer

Ron Graft

Technical Director

Bob Hallsworth

Other

Jack Hamilton

Video

Gerry Hariton

Art Director

Greg Harms

Camera Operator

Robert Hemenway

Assistant

Zora Neale Hurston

Other

Ed Johnson

Stage Manager

Billie Jordan

Makeup

Kathy Kasaba

Unit Manager

Tracy Carness Kassa

Production Assistant

Lindsay Law

Executive Producer

Helena Lea

Production Assistant

John Lidis

Assistant

Harold Lundgren

Other

Alecia Mason

Production Associate

Iris Merlis

Producer

Sharis Mtchell

Production Coordinator

Kenneth A Patterson

Camera Operator

Louise Patterson

Assistant

Samuel J Paul

Executive Producer

Gary Price

Stage Manager

Fred Rodey

Editor

Don Rosemond

Props

Dan Rosso

Driver

Otis Sallid

Choreographer

Jade Simons

Production Assistant

Vince Singletary

Camera Operator

Lisa Smedly

Wardrobe

Loring I Spicer

Wardrobe

Dave Stafford

Audio

Howard Sussman

Wardrobe

Roger Terracina

Production

Mitzi Trumbo

Photography

Steven Turner

Hair

Alice Walker

Assistant

Richard Ward

Video

Mary Helen Washington

Assistant

Lorenzo Wilkins

Graphics

George Wycoff

Boom Operator

Film Details

Also Known As
American Playhouse (02/14/90)
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
1990

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia