Tribute to an artist, narrated by sidney poitier, traces his career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, ol man river. Portrait of an artist is an interesting, if all too brief, look at the life and times of its subject. Tribute to an artist 1979, an academy awardwinning short documentary two radio adaptations of show boat and more read more. Paul leroy robeson was an africanamerican singer and actor who became involved with the civil rights movement. Allamerican athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, paul robeson 18981976 was a towering figure and a trailblazer many times over.
This 1979 oscarwinning documentary recalls the life of paul robeson 18981976athlete, actor, singer and political activist. This is a short biographical tribute to paul robeson and is narrated by sidney poitier. Brutus jones, a fugitive pullman porter, who jumps ship and becomes the cruel, despotic emperor of a caribbean island. Turells academy awardwinning documentary short paul robeson. A collection of feature films that starred paul robeson, plus one short documentary narrated by sidney poitier. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from paul robeson. Tribute to an artist 1979 black shadows on the silver screen 1975 brother can you spare a dime 1975. Dec 17, 2012 a significant part of this collection is blocksons collection of paul robeson materials. Tribute to an artist is famous documentary short by saul j. It is a wonderful example of what paul robeson s reputation was all about. Tribute toan artist 1979 body and soul 1925 borderline 1930 sanders of the river 1935 jericho 1937 the proud valley 1940 native land 1942. I know of no other compilation of his that includes joyce kilmers trees. Paul robeson live with just a piano to accompany him. Dave anderson and manny durrell are two highclass sneak thieves who have never been caught.
Portraits of the artist body and soul borderline the emperor jones paul robeson. King joe vocals by paul robeson with count basie and his orchestra 1941 by cdbpdx. Tribute to an artist sanders of the river jericho the proud valley native land the criterion collection. Tribute to an artist, i couldnt help that any film about this remarkable man cannot adequately sum him up in under. Wilson, fredi washington, ruby elzy, george haymid stamper, brandon evans, taylor gordon, billie. Paul robeson were you there when they crucified my lord. Turell, narrated by actor sidney poitier and originally distributed by janus films. Edgar hoovers fbi and the political right in the u. Educated at rutgers college and columbia university, he was also a star athlete in his youth. An examination of the life of actor and singer paul robeson, from his first major triumphs on the stage in the 1920s through his gradually increasing social activism in the 1930s and 1940s, leading to his controversial performances in eastern. Portrait of paul robeson smiling for camera, 1926 paul robeson see more. Entertainer and activist paul robeson s political philosophies and outspoken views about domestic and international communist countries and movements were the subject of great concern to the western mass media and the united states government, during the cold war. Portraits of the artist allamerican athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, paul robeson 18981976 was a towering figure and a trailblazer many times over. April 9, 1898 january 23, 1976 was an american bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political activism.
Tribute to an artist, i couldnt help that any film about this remarkable man cannot adequately sum him up in under 30 minutes. Tribute to an artist 1979 an examination of the life of actor and singer paul robeson, from his first major triumphs on the stage in the 1920s through his gradually increasing social activism in the 1930s and 1940s. Animalympics 1980 graham gouldman album via internet archive r. Paul robeson one of the greatest actors who ever lived. In 1980, it won an oscar at the 52nd academy awards for documentary short subject. Dec 17, 2018 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Turell profiles early 20thcentury american singer paul robeson. Dec 06, 2007 here is a famous song performed live in moscow in 1949 by the legendary paul robeson. Turell, newly restored two performances from the sound prologue of the 1929 film version of show boat, plus twenty minutes of silent excerpts from the film, with audio commentary by miles kreuger. Turell celebrates the life of the singer, actor, activist and athlete paul robeson. Tribute to an artist 1979 black shadows on the silver screen 1975 brother can you spare a dime 1975 the all talking, all singing, all. Tribute to an artist 1979 winner of 8 awards, including an academy award includes rare footage of robeson as well as clips from his films. Robeson spoke at least 15 languages he was the valedictorian starred in 15 movies was an all american in 4varsity sports.
Tribute to an artist the emperor jones play the movie chapters color bars commentary cultural historian jeffrey c. Tribute to an artist celebrates the warmth, dignity, courage, and talent of one of the greatest american artists of all time. Artist and citizen, recorded this commentary for the criterion collection in. Tribute to an artist is a 1979 american short documentary film directed by saul j. With sidney poitier, paul robeson, margaret webster. Essays on his life and legacy edited by joseph dorinson and william pencak, jefferson, north carolina. Tribute to an artist 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Films and videotapes about paul robeson paul robeson. Soon, the audience in mother zion church from new york joins him. Paul robeson robeson signs a program for his title role appearance in othello at the new york city center of music and drama program signed.
An examination of the life of actor and singer paul robeson, from his first major triumphs on the stage in the 1920s through his gradually increasing social activism in the 1930s and 1940s, leading to his controversial performances in eastern europe in the 1940s in which he performed communist anthems and criticized american social conditions. If it werent for showboat universal1936, i would not have been aware of paul robeson. Paul robeson paul robeson live at carnegie hall amazon. Turell and narrated by sidney poitier, it celebrates the life of paul robeson, tracing his career through his activism and his politically charged performances of his signature song, 01 man river. The son of an escaped slave, robeson managed to become a topbilled movie star during the time of jim crow america, headlining everything from fellow pioneer. Paul robeson inspires me to speak against injustice. Cornel west for this discussion on the career and legacy of legendary singer, actor, and political. Musically, i would say that this live performance falls some way below paul robeson s carnegie hall album, recorded in 1958. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Tribute to an artist 1979, an academy awardwinning short documentary by saul j. Turell that was designed to educate people about the career of paul robeson, an american artist few people knew or remembered because there was a conceded effort to wipe him from history. He also studied swahili and linguistics at the school of. It originated in george whites scandals of 1931, where white baritone everett marshall performed the song in blackface the song was most famously recorded by popular singer kate smith, whose rendition was a hit in 1931, and by awardwinning singer, film star, scholar, and civil rights activist paul robeson.
Paul robeson 1898 1976 was an american actor, athlete, singer, writer, civil rights activist, and a great. Crumbs heroes of blues, jazz and country 2006 album remember pearl harbor 1990 album tomitas greatest hits 1986 album credits to the various artists on these albums topics. Robeson, paul collectors paul robeson music skip to main content. Having regard to the fact that emperor jones is robeson s first major film role, the quality of both picture and sound is outstanding and far above copies of later films, which i purchased at the same time. William shatner and persis khambatta present documentary.
Joshua burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them. It won an academy award in 1980 for documentary short subject. The tribute is extremely moving and informative and an absolute must for any robeson fan. Paul robeson was a prominent figure in the harlem renaissance, overcoming overt racism to star. I have several cd album collections of paul s music. Release dates 2 also known as aka 4 release dates usa october 1979. The history of prevaporwave america, a homage to an electronic music pioneer and a tribute to a 1980s animated classic. Paul robeson was a prominent figure in the harlem renaissance, overcoming overt racism to star athletically as a professional and collegiate football player, academically as a rutgers. Paul leroy robeson april 9, 1898 princeton, new jersey, usa. The film was to be directed by sergei eisenstein and he and robeson discussed the idea at length during robeson s first trip the soviet union in december 1934. An examination of the life of actor and singer paul robeson, from his first major triumphs on the stage in the 1920s through his gradually increasing social activism in the 1930s and 1940s, leading to his controversial performances in eastern europe in the 1940s in which he performed communist anthems and. Tribute to an artist, narrated by sidney poitier, traces the career of paul robeson through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, ol man river. Tribute to an artist runs 1 2 hour and is from 1979.
But robeson s rendition of the final song of this 1949 moscow recital, the warsaw ghetto rebellion, is of such historical importance that it should be considered canonical in any collection paul robeson s music. Narrated by none other than sidney poitier, this thirtythree minute movie provides biographical details on robeson and it. Muhammad ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. Paul robeson was reportedly attached to this historical drama about toussaintlouverture, liberator of colonial haiti. Paul robeson as himself archive footage sidney poitier as narrator voice margaret webster as herself director of othello voice archive footage uncredited. Robeson s voice is magisterial and to hear him in such simple setting is a delight. Tribute to an artist does not have any comments yet. Paul robeson was the 20th centurys true renascence man.
This academy awardwinning halfhour documentary was directed and written by saul j. Tribute to an artist 1979 youtube this academy awardwinning halfhour documentary was directed and written by saul j. But his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken african american. Its included as a special feature on a collection of robeson films by criterion and can be found on disk 1.
His views also caused controversy within the ranks of black organizations and the entertainment industry. Paul robeson s ballad for americans and the paradox of the double v in the american popular front culture, in paul robeson. Thats why darkies were born was a popular song written by ray henderson and lew brown. He was perhaps most groundbreaking, however, in the medium of film. Tribute to an artist this academy awardwinning documentary short paul robeson. Stewart, professor of history at george mason university and the editor of paul robeson. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 awards. Turell while the election results poured in on tuesday night, i sat motionless on the couch for hours. Why the paul robeson biopic will help restore the reputation of the 20th centurys most talented individual by september 30, 2015 october 7, 2015 written by peter dreier. Paul robeson biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Paul robeson at st paul s cathedral in london by joe stead. Paul robeson, edward chapman, leslie banks, dudley digges, frank h. It is an academy awardwinning short documentary directed by saul j.
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