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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)

ALL 04/18/1999 (en) History, Drama, TV Movie 100 Min
  • Release
    04/18/1999
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

  1. Lynne Littman

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Tony Amatullo

    Producer



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  1. Diahann Carroll

    Sadie Delany

  2. Ruby Dee

    Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany

  3. Amy Madigan

    Amy Hill Hearth

  4. Lisa Arrindell

    Sadie in her 20s

  5. Audra McDonald

    Bessie in her 20s

  6. Mykelti Williamson

    Papa Delany

  7. Lonette McKee

    Mama Delany

  8. Richard Roundtree

    Booker T. Washington

  9. Della Reese

    Martha Logan

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Casts : 9 , Crews : 3

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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) 100 Min

ALL 04/18/1999 (en)
History, Drama, TV Movie
  • Release 04/18/1999
  • Production
  • Original title Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

  1. Lynne Littman

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Tony Amatullo

    Producer



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