William Daniels is an American actor from Brooklyn. He was born in 1927 and got his first taste of show biz when his family formed a traveling song-and-dance troupe. He made his television debut back in 1943 when he was still just a teenager. A couple of years later he>>>
Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola>>>
Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola>>>
On August 23, 1927, a federal judge sentenced two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, to the electric chair. The decision would spark protests and riots all over the world. #AmericaInColor #CrimesoftheCentury #SmithsonianChannel From the Series: America in Color: Crimes of the Century http://bit.ly/2Oi1PW7 Subscribe to The Smithsonian Channel:>>>