KUON-TV Specials; Song of the Plains: The Story of Mari Sandoz

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Series
KUON-TV Specials
Episode
Song of the Plains: The Story of Mari Sandoz
Producing Organization
KUON
Nebraska Educational Television Network
University of Nebraska Television
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/526-nv9959df9j
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Description
Description
"Song of the Plains is a documentary which explores the life and writing of Nebraska author, Mari Sandoz. The documentary uses tapes and film clips of Miss Sandoz combined with interviews with Mari's surviving family members, her co-workers and friends, and her editor. The program also makes liberal use of quotes from Miss [Sandoz's] correspondence and her published works."The interviews are conducted by Dick Cavett and the narration recorded by Dorothy McGuire, both native Nebraskans."--1979 Peabody Awards entry form. The documentary begins by introducing Sandoz's "Great Plains" series of books, examining the history of the Great Plains. One book tells the story of her father, "Old Jules", and Sandoz talks about her approach to writing her series of books and the first book in the series chronologically, "The Beaver Men." Throughout the program, the narrator reads excerpts from Sandoz's books and the program features interviews with Sandoz recorded before her death throughout. Sandoz talks about how she approaches fiction versus how she approaches non-fiction. The narrator talks about Sandoz's upbringing, her literary influences, and her early writing career. Sandoz talks about the publication of her first book. The program interviews Sandoz's siblings Flora, Caroline, Jules, and James about the family, Mari's writing, and her marriage. A former classmate of Sandoz is also interviewed about the release of "Old Jules." The program discusses the censorship and banning of Sandoz's book "Slogum House" during World War Two. An editor at the University of Nebraska Press, who published Sandoz's writings, discusses her professional relationship with Sandoz. The program visits the Mari Sandoz Museum and interviews a friend of hers. The program discusses Sandoz's understanding of the Plains Indians and the books she wrote about them, particularly "Cheyenne Autumn." Finally, the program discusses the cancer that took her life.
Broadcast Date
1979-05-11
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:59:48
Credits
Producing Organization: KUON
Producing Organization: Nebraska Educational Television Network
Producing Organization: University of Nebraska Television
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: 79030dct-arch (Peabody Archive Object ID)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 1:01:36
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Citations
Chicago: “KUON-TV Specials; Song of the Plains: The Story of Mari Sandoz,” 1979-05-11, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 22, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-nv9959df9j.
MLA: “KUON-TV Specials; Song of the Plains: The Story of Mari Sandoz.” 1979-05-11. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-nv9959df9j>.
APA: KUON-TV Specials; Song of the Plains: The Story of Mari Sandoz. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-nv9959df9j