This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: J.K. Simmons, Chris Cooper, Walt Whitman
Crew: Mark Zwonitzer (Director), Mark Zwonitzer (Writer), Jamila Wignot (Producer), Sierra Pettengill (Associate Producer), Mark Samels (Executive Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: PBS American Experience, PBS, GBH, Hidden Hill Productions
Runtime: 109 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 14, 2008
IMDb: 6