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      • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson.
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  3. www.biography.com › movies-tv › ma-raineys-blackThe True Story Behind 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' - Biography

    Dec 14, 2020 · Wilson was inspired by a decade-long deep dive into the blues. Born in Pittsburgh in 1945 to a white father and African American mother, Wilson developed a love of literature at an early age but ...

  4. variety.com › 2020 › legitMeet the August Wilson Expert Who Wrote ‘Ma Rainey’s Black ...

    Dec 22, 2020 · Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Stagecraft, Viola Davis. Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the screenwriter of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," talks reimagining August Wilson's work while preserving its...

  5. www.theguardian.com › music › 2020'All they want is my voice': the real story of ... - The Guardian

    Dec 15, 2020 · Wilson, dubbed the “American Bard”, wrote Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – the title comes from Rainey’s song of the same name, which refers to the black bottom dance from the Roaring...

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    Dec 18, 2020 · “When she started singing, the gold in her teeth would sparkle,” Rainey’s longtime musical director Thomas A. Dorsey wrote in his unpublished memoirs. Rainey was a shrewd entrepreneur—but ...

  8. www.esquire.com › entertainment › moviesMa Rainey's 'Black Bottom' True Story - Esquire

    Apr 21, 2021 · Wilson’s play depicts a fictionalized afternoon in Rainey’s life, set on a sweltering summer day in Chicago circa 1927, with Rainey set to record a song titled “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

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  9. www.britannica.com › topic › Ma-Raineys-Black-BottomMa Rainey’s Black Bottom | August Wilson, African American

    May 2, 2024 · Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, drama in two acts by August Wilson, performed in 1984 and published in 1985. It was the first of a series of plays in which Wilson portrayed African American life in the 20th century. The play, set in a recording studio in Chicago in 1927, features Ma Rainey, a popular.

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ma_Rainey&Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film) - Wikipedia

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis , Chadwick Boseman , Glynn Turman , Colman Domingo , and Michael Potts .

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