Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for children's rights. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She is founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton.

  • Title: Marian Wright Edelman
  • Popularity: 0.3488
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-06-06
  • Place of Birth: Bennettsville, South Carolina, USA
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  • Also Known As: Marian Wright
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Marian Wright Edelman Movies

  • 2004
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    Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

    Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

    6.5 2004 HD

    You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the best selling classic "A People's History of the United States". Featuring rare archival materials, interviews with Howard Zinn as well as colleagues and friends including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker.

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  • 2018
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    King in the Wilderness

    King in the Wilderness

    6.9 2018 HD

    A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.

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  • 1947
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    Meet the Press

    Meet the Press

    4.3 1947 HD

    Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press is the highest-rated of the American television Sunday morning talk shows. It has been hosted by 11 moderators, beginning with Martha Rountree. Meet the Press and similar shows specialize in interviewing national leaders on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy and other public affairs.

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  • 2005
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    MTVU Stand In

    MTVU Stand In

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2020
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    Hillary

    Hillary

    5.929 2020 HD

    A portrait of a public woman, interweaving moments from never-before-seen 2016 campaign footage with biographical chapters of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary herself, Bill Clinton, friends, and journalists, an examination of how she became simultaneously one of the most admired and vilified women in the world.

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  • 2003
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    K Street

    K Street

    4.625 2003 HD

    An experimental fusion of reality and fiction--a fly-on-the-wall look at government, filmed in and around the corridors of power in Washington. The series ventures inside the world of powerful political consultants--a world that few people ever experience first-hand. Produced on location in Washington, D.C., the largely improvised ten-episode series combines fictional characters with appearances by real-life political figures, all centered around the biggest political news of the week.

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  • 1993
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    4.5 1993 HD

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.

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  • 2018
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    Bobby Kennedy for President

    Bobby Kennedy for President

    7.842 2018 HD

    Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the legacy of the man who helped redefine the country.

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