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Ruth Weiss. : the beat goddess

Ruth Weiss. : the beat goddess

DVD 2023

"In a life that has spanned 92 creative years, ruth weiss is one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation. Born to a Jewish family during the rise of Nazism, as a 10-year-old refugee, she escaped to the United States. ruth became a Jazz troubadour exemplifying the zeitgeist of Chicago, New Orleans, and San Francisco. In the 1950s, she opened up and organized the first poetry readings in North Beach cafes and bars, giving a platform...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Beat poetry, American History and criticism
Biographical films
Documentary films
Non-Fiction
Weiss, Ruth, 1928-2020
Women performance artists United States Biography
Women poets, American Biography
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Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 70 min.)) : sound, color
digital
videodisc
DVD
video file
polychrome
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Other Title:
Beat goddess
Notes:
Title from disc label
Originally released as a documentary in 2019
Ruth Weiss, Brenda Knight, Daniel Nicoletta, Jerry Cimino
DVD, widescreen
Closed-captioning
LCCN:
1376542966
Control Number:
3273901
UPC:
810071446818
Other Authors:
Cimino, Jerry, contributor
Dreamscape Media, publisher, presenter
Knight, Brenda, 1958- contributor
Miller, Melody C., film director
Nicoletta, Daniel, 1954- contributor
Weiss, Ruth, 1928-2020, contributor
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