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History Projects* |
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Attica |
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An
investigation of the events surrounding the prison uprising of 1971.
Sponsored by the American Bar Association and the Ford Foundation, PBS
(co-Producer/Director, JW) |
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Bad Guys & Wicked
Women
(available on DVD) |
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One-hour
documentary about legendary outlaws. Hosted by Patrick O'Neal. HBO. |
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Chicano Rock! The
Sounds of East Los Angeles
(available on DVD) |
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A documentary about the history
of Chicano rock 'n' roll, inspired by the book Land of a Thousand Dances
by Tom Waldman
and David Reyes. From Ritchie Valens to Los Lobos and beyond, we'll
tell the story of kids from East Los Angeles who struggled to find a musical
identity of their own, and succeeded. Underwritten in part by a grants from
Latino Public Broadcasting, the California
Council for the Humanities and the Skirball Foundation. It will air on
national PBS in 2008. Winner of the 2009 Best Documentary at the Reel
Rasquache Festival of the U.S. Latino Experience in Film and Art (more) |
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The Black Soldier |
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A one-hour
history of African-Americans in the American military. Hosted by Bill
Cosby, CBS (Writer, JW) |
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The Edison Effect
(available on DVD) |
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A three-part biography of
Thomas Edison ("The Phonograph," "The Electric Light" and "The Motion
Picture"). Produced in Association with Jaffe Productions for A&E and
the History Channel. |
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Great Moments in
Sports |
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A one-hour
history of 20th Century sports, produced for Time-Life Video. |
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The Greatest
Scandals of the Century
(available on DVD) |
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One-hour
documentary, hosted by Patrick O'Neal. HBO. |
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The Los Angeles
History Project
(available on DVD) |
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Four
half-hour documentaries about the history of Los Angeles: "First
Impressions," "Ramona: A Story of Passion & Protest (Writer, NW)," "Harris
Newmark's Los Angeles" and "Trouble in Angel City." Hosted by Robert
Stack, Carmen Zapata, Richard Widmark and Theodore Bikel. Produced in
Association with KCET. |
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Missing Persons:
Dead or Alive
(available on DVD) |
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One-hour
documentary of classic missing persons cases. Hosted by Patrick
O'Neal. HBO. |
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Moguls and Movie
Stars: A History of Hollywood
(available on DVD) |
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A seven-part series chronicling the history
of American movies from the 1890s to the near present, to air on Turner
Classic Movies during 2010. |
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Museums of the
Arroyo
(available on DVD) |
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Half-hour
video documenting the history and collections of five museums on the Arroyo
Seco between Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Produced for the
Museums of the Arroyo. |
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The Port of Los
Angeles: A History
(available on DVD) |
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A four-part history of America's busiest
port, from 1542 to the present, based on more than 100 interviews and
illustrated by rare film and photography. |
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Real Detectives: The
Speck Case
(available on DVD) |
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Docudrama
about the Richard Speck murder case. Hosted by Broderick Crawford, HBO |
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The Riordan Years |
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Three-part history of the administration
of two term Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. |
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Southern California
Snapshots |
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A look at the
Southern California economy from 1949 to 1986. Sponsored by McKinsey &
Company |
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The St. Francis Dam
Disaster
(in development) |
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A
ninety-minute documentary on the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the
worst American civil engineering failure of the 20th Century. (more) |
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Superspies
(available on DVD) |
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One-hour
documentary about famous spies. Hosted by Patrick O'Neal. HBO. |
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Ten Years of People
Magazine |
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One-hour
television special produced for HBO. |
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Transistor |
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The story of
creation of the transistor. Sponsored by AT&T. |
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The Twentieth
Century |
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Series of
half-hour documentaries. Hosted by Walter Cronkite, CBS (Staff Writer,
JW) |
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Western Costume:
Hollywood Dream Factory |
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Documentary about the oldest costume
house in Hollywood. Sponsored by Western Costume. |
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Whodunit?
(available on DVD) |
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One-hour
documentary about famous unsolved mysteries. Hosted by Patrick O'Neal.
HBO. |
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The Year that Was |
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Three annual
one-hour television specials, hosted by Dick Cavett. Produced for HBO. |
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*All programs
produced, directed and written by Jon and/or Nancy Wilkman unless otherwise
indicated. |
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