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As I previewed a new documentary about Anna May Wong and attended the world premiere of a new play by Philip Kan Gotanda being staged at UC Berkeley's Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, my mind kept zeroing in on the lyrics to two songs written by Broadway titan, Jule Styne.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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Many gay men heard their first reference to Anna May Wong during a performance of Mart Crowley's 1968 play, The Boys in the Band.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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As I previewed a new documentary about Anna May Wong and attended the world premiere of a new play by Philip Kan Gotanda being staged at UC Berkeley's Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, my mind kept zeroing in on the lyrics to two songs written by Broadway titan, Jule Styne.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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Anna May Wong's biggest career disappointment came when she was not even considered for the key role of O-Lan in the film adaptation of Pearl S.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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Yunah Hong's new 60-minute documentary, Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words, offers a fascinating look at the life of the first Asian American film star.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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Yunah Hong's new 60-minute documentary, Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words, offers a fascinating look at the life of the first Asian American film star.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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Hong's documentary includes a wealth of archival footage from newsreels and Wong's movies, with a contemporary actor portraying Anna May Wong.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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For the eyes, highlights include Anna May Wong as an exotic Parisian dancer in Pavement Butterfly and the rediscovered Helen Of Four Gates, a 1920s working class tale set in Hebden Bridge.
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Although Anna May Wong broke new ground for Asian Americans in cinema, she found herself limited in the types of roles she was allowed to play in silent films as well as in talkies.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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Hong's documentary includes a wealth of archival footage from newsreels and Wong's movies, with a contemporary actor portraying Anna May Wong.
George Heymont: Creative Cultural Cross Referencing (How to Link Stephen Sondheim to the Original Siamese Twins) George Heymont 2011
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