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  2. The Veldt (short story) - Wikipedia

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    Publication date. September 23, 1950. External audio. "Sci-Fi Radio Drama" (performance of The Veldt), Distillations Podcast, Science History Institute. " The Veldt " is a science fiction short story by American author Ray Bradbury. Originally appearing as " The World the Children Made " in the September 23, 1950, issue of The Saturday Evening ...

  3. Fences (play) - Wikipedia

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    Setting. 1957, in a backyard of a house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fences is a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part "Pittsburgh Cycle". Like all of the "Pittsburgh" plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes.

  4. Night Time Is the Right Time - Wikipedia

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    Songwriter (s) N. Brown (record label credit) " Night Time Is the Right Time " or " The Right Time " is a rhythm and blues song recorded by American musician Nappy Brown in 1957. It draws on earlier blues songs and has inspired popular versions, including those by Ray Charles, Rufus and Carla, and James Brown, which reached the record charts.

  5. Satyajit Ray - Wikipedia

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    Satyajit Ray ( Bengali pronunciation: [ˈʃotːodʒit ˈrae̯] ⓘ; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of ...

  6. Pather Panchali - Wikipedia

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    Box office. est. ₹100 million [8] ( $21 million) Pather Panchali ( pronounced [pɔtʰer pãtʃali] transl. Song of the Little Road) is a 1955 Indian Bengali -language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directoral debut and produced by the Government of West Bengal.

  7. Anthropology of art - Wikipedia

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    History. Franz Boas, one of the pioneers of modern anthropology, conducted many field studies of the arts, helping create a foundation to the field.His book, Primitive Art (1927), summarizes his main insights into so-called 'primitive' art forms, with a detailed case study on the arts of the Northwest Pacific Coast.

  8. Our Films, Their Films - Wikipedia

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    Our Films, Their Films. Our Films, Their Films is an anthology of film criticism by noted Bengali filmmaker, composer and writer Satyajit Ray. Collecting articles and personal journal excerpts, it was first published in India in 1976; an English translation was published in The United States and United Kingdom in 1992.

  9. Literary works of Satyajit Ray - Wikipedia

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    Literary works of Satyajit Ray. Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), a Bengali film director from India, is well known for his contributions to Bengali literature. He created two of the most famous characters in Feluda the sleuth and Professor Shanku the scientist. He wrote several short novels and stories in addition to those based on these two characters.