The American Collection

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Masterpiece Theatre had a sister series, The American Collection, which ran from 2000 to 2003, for the former series' 30th anniversary. It was funded originally by Exxon Mobil (later Mobil); however, funding for both series was withdrawn in 2005. It aired on PBS. This was a widely acclaimed limited run program.

Contents 1 History 2 Theme Music 3 Programs 4 External links

[edit] History

This program featured film adaptations by renowned works by American literary giants, and debuted in October of 2000. The films are produced by WGBH and ALT films.

[edit] Theme Music

The theme for this series was created by John Williams, and featured celloist Yo-Yo Ma. It can be listened to here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/music.html

[edit] Programs

• Thornton Wilder's Our Town
• Esmeralda Santiago's Almost a Woman
• James Agee's A Death in the Family
• Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart
• Willa Cather's Song of the Lark
• Henry James's The American
• Langston Hughes's Cora Unashamed

[edit] External links

PBS made a companion site with educational materials, which can be found at http://www.ncteamericancollection.org/

The official site is here, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/