Savannah, Georgia in popular culture

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Photo of the Savannah, Georgia, skyline, with River Street in the foreground.
Photo of the Savannah, Georgia, skyline, with River Street in the foreground.

The city of Savannah, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, is referenced frequently in popular culture. What follows is a list of Savannah, Georgia in popular culture and includes works of literature, music, film, and television. All entries are presumed to be notable because they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.[A]

Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.[1] It is known as America's first planned city and attracts millions of visitors who enjoy the city's architecture and historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America). [1][2] Today, Savannah's downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated by the federal government in 1966).[B] [1]

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[edit] Savannah in literature

[edit] Nonfiction works

The 1994 nonfiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (known to locals as "The Book") is set in Savannah, and in 1997 was made into a film, directed by Clint Eastwood.

Savannah resident N.Y.W. Peacocke has completed two books of a trilogy that deal with the war of independence in Georgia, and particularly Savannah. Savannah Spell (ISBN 1-898030-51-0) and Mirror My Soul (ISBN 1-898030-61-8) weave a love triangle around the events of the Revolution in Georgia and Carolina.

E.L. Doctorow's historical novel, The March (ISBN 0375506713), is about Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's 1864 scorched-earth campaign in which he marched 60,000 troops southeastward from Atlanta to Savannah and then northward into the Carolinas during the American Civil War (1861-65).

Chris Fuhrman authored the book The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, which depicted his life as a Catholic schoolboy growing up in Savannah and attending a local parochial school. Fuhrman actually attended Blessed Sacrament School in Savannah and graduated in 1974. He was also a graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, where his book was published. Fuhrman died in 1990 of cancer at the age of 30.

Fifth-generation Savannahian Murray Silver is the author of Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis (Morrow, 1981), adapted to the big screen by Orion in 1989 and starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. Silver is also the author of the bestselling Behind the Moss Curtain and Other Great Savannah Stories (Bonaventure, 2002), now in its sixth printing and also the subject of a new motion picture. His latest book, When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama (Bonaventure, 2005), is a collection of the author's favorite stories about starting out as a rock concert promoter and eventually becoming an assistant to the Dalai Lama.

Also the book Delerium of the Brave written by Dr. William C. Harris about the Benedictine Military School and Savannah.

[edit] Savannah in television

The following is based on a list assembled by the Savannah Film Commission [1], as well as the IMDb [2]

Year Title Network
(for TV)		 Notes Reference
2007 Southern Haunts PBS Season 1, Episode 3 (entitled "Ghosts of the Low Country" was filmed in Savannah and hosted by Murray Silver. It originally aired on March 16, 2007 (2007-03-16) [3]
2007 Southern Haunts PBS Season 1, Episode 4 (entitled "Ghosts of Savannah" was filmed in Savannah. It originally aired on June 01, 2007 (2007-06-01) [4]
2005 The Colbert Report Comedy Central District 1 was the first featured in "Better Know a District" segment.
1996 Savannah [5]
1994 Scarlett [6]
1989 The Rose and the Jackal [7]
1989 My Father, My Son [8]
1987 Pals [9]
1983 Solomon Northup's Odyssey [10]
1981 All My Children ABC [11]
1980 East of Eden
1980 When the Circus Came to Town CBS
1979 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd [12]
1976 Roots: The Next Generations ABC [13]
1979 Orphan Train [14]
1976 Roots ABC twelve-hour mini-series which aired from 23-30 January 1977 [15][16]
1974 F. Scott Fitzgerald and "The Last of the Belles" (1974) [17]

[edit] Savannah in film

The following is based on a list assembled by the Savannah Film Commission [3], as well as the IMDb [4]

Year Title Notes Reference
2005 Boogeyman [18]
2005 Red Thread [19]
2005 Snap [20]
2004 95 Miles to Go [21]
2004 Damn Good Dog A profile of University of Georgia mascot Uga [22]
2003 Undertow [23]
2000 Meeting Daddy [24]
2000 The Gift [25]
1999 The Legend of Bagger Vance [26]
1998 Claudine's Return starring Christina Applegate, it was released as Kiss of Fire on DVD [27]
1998 Forces of Nature [28]
1998 The General's Daughter Portions were filmed on the campus of Savannah State University [29]
1997 The Dinner [30]
1997 The Gingerbread Man [31]
1997 Kiss of Fire starring Christina Applegate, it was originally released as Claudine's Return [32]
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil [33]
1996 White Squall [34]
1996 Wild America [35]
1995 Something to Talk About [36]
1994 Now and Then [37]
1993 Camilla [38]
1993 Forrest Gump [39]
1991 Flight of the Intruder [40]
1991 Cape Fear [41]
1990 Love Crimes [42]
1989 Glory [43]
1989 The Judas Project [44]
1989 The Return of Swamp Thing [45]
1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness [46]
1981 There Was a Little Girl [47]
1980 City of the Living Dead
1980 Mother Seton
1980 The Slayer [48]
1980 White Death
1979 Carny [49]
1979 Gold Bug
1979 Hopscotch [50]
1978 The Double McGuffin [51]
1977 The Lincoln Conspiracy [52]
1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings [53]
1975 Distance [54]
1975 Gator [55]
1974 The Longest Yard [56]
1962 Cape Fear [57]

[edit] Notes

A.^ Notability for inclusion in this listing is based upon the standards outlined in Wikipedia:Notability.
B.^ Savannah had 24 original squares. Today 21 are still in existence.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Savannah. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press (2006-09-11). Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  2. ^ Savannah Information. Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  3. ^ "Ghosts of the Low Country" at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ "Ghosts of Savannah" at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ "Savannah" (1996) at the Internet Movie Database
  6. ^ "Scarlett" (1994) (mini) at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ The Rose and the Jackal (1990) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  8. ^ My Father, My Son (1988) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  9. ^ Pals (1987) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ^ Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  11. ^ "All My Children" (1970) at the Internet Movie Database
  12. ^ The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  13. ^ "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (mini) at the Internet Movie Database
  14. ^ Orphan Train (1979) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  15. ^ ROOTS. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
  16. ^ "Roots" (1977) (mini) at the Internet Movie Database
  17. ^ F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974) (TV) at the Internet Movie Database
  18. ^ Boogeyman at the Internet Movie Database
  19. ^ Red Thread (2005) at the Internet Movie Database
  20. ^ Snap (2005/I) at the Internet Movie Database
  21. ^ 95 Miles to Go (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
  22. ^ Damn Good Dog (2004) (V) at the Internet Movie Database
  23. ^ Undertow (2004) at the Internet Movie Database
  24. ^ Meeting Daddy (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
  25. ^ The Gift (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
  26. ^ The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) at the Internet Movie Database
  27. ^ Claudine's Return (1998) at the Internet Movie Database
  28. ^ Forces of Nature (1999) at the Internet Movie Database
  29. ^ The General's Daughter (1999) at the Internet Movie Database
  30. ^ The Dinner (1997) at the Internet Movie Database
  31. ^ The Gingerbread Man (1998) at the Internet Movie Database
  32. ^ Claudine's Return (1998) at the Internet Movie Database
  33. ^ Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) at the Internet Movie Database
  34. ^ White Squall (1996) at the Internet Movie Database
  35. ^ Wild America (1997) at the Internet Movie Database
  36. ^ Something to Talk About (1995) at the Internet Movie Database
  37. ^ Now and Then (1995) at the Internet Movie Database
  38. ^ Camilla (1994) at the Internet Movie Database
  39. ^ Forrest Gump (1994) at the Internet Movie Database
  40. ^ Flight of the Intruder (1991) at the Internet Movie Database
  41. ^ Cape Fear (1991) at the Internet Movie Database
  42. ^ Love Crimes (1992) at the Internet Movie Database
  43. ^ Glory (1989) at the Internet Movie Database
  44. ^ The Judas Project (1990) at the Internet Movie Database
  45. ^ The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) at the Internet Movie Database
  46. ^ Storie di ordinaria follia (1981) at the Internet Movie Database
  47. ^ There Was a Little Girl (1981) at the Internet Movie Database
  48. ^ The Slayer (1982) at the Internet Movie Database
  49. ^ Carny (1980) at the Internet Movie Database
  50. ^ Hopscotch (1980) at the Internet Movie Database
  51. ^ The Double McGuffin (1979) at the Internet Movie Database
  52. ^ The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977) at the Internet Movie Database
  53. ^ The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) at the Internet Movie Database
  54. ^ Distance (1975) at the Internet Movie Database
  55. ^ Gator (1976) at the Internet Movie Database
  56. ^ The Longest Yard (1974) at the Internet Movie Database
  57. ^ Cape Fear (1962) at the Internet Movie Database


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