09 Aug 1996
Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes
A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.
Top Billed Cast
Birgitta Assheuer Self - Narrator (voice)
T. C. Boyle Self - Writer
Vernon D. Swaback Self - Wright's Former Disciple
David Bagnall Self - Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Curator
Eric Lloyd Wright Self - Wright's Grandson
Keiran Murphy Self - Art Historian
Ron McCrea Self - Wright's Biographer
Minerva Montooth Self - Wright's Assistant
Anthony Alofsin Self - Wright's Biographer
Scott Perkins Self - Fallingwater House Curator
Jeff Goodman Self - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Member
Frank Lloyd Wright Self - Architect (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Self - Interviewer (1957) (archive footage)
John Charles Daly Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Edgar Kaufmann Sr. Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright Self - Wright's 3rd Wife (archive footage)
Hilla von Rebay Self - Guggenheim Museum Director (archive footage)
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