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She was her generation’s Madonna and Bob Dylan rolled into one—and yet, by the 1970s, major poetry anthologies no longer mentioned Edna St. Vincent Millay. She had become a lost poet, her literary status mirroring her untimely death. This program documents the brief yet bright “candle” of Millay’s artistic development, from her early years in Maine to her achievements in the literary world of New York, while exploring her celebrity, sexuality, and personal relationships. Among the many eye-opening locations featured in the film is the house in which Millay spent her final years; its contents have remained untouched since the poet’s death and provide a catalyst for the study of her troubled, exuberant life. Never-before-seen archival images and interviews with Millay scholars also enrich the narrative.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2008-02-22
- video_camera_front Companies International Documentary Television Corporation
- timer Runtime: 93 Mins
- star Rating: 10 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt1382187
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Herself (Archival Footage)

Robert A. Duncan
Narrator

Jennifer Lines
Reader

J.D. McClatchy
Editor, Yale Review

Elizabeth Barnett
Literary Executor

Nancy Milford
Biographer: "Savage Beauty"

Daniel Mark Epstein
Biographer: "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed"

Stephen Young
Poetry Magazine

Christian Wiman
Poetry Magazine

Holly Peppe
Millay Scholar
groups Crew

Christina Lynch
Producer

Janice Brown
Editor

Dale Whitman
Sound

Doug Sjoquist
Camera Technician

Jeff Hodges
Camera Technician

Jonathon Jackson
Sound

Janice Brown
Producer

Robert A. Duncan
Producer

Christina Lynch
Researcher

Steve Desfosses
Production Assistant

Lisa Kolisnyk
Sound

Robert A. Duncan
Writer

Robert A. Duncan
Director

Steve Phillips
Camera Technician

Ned Miller
Camera Technician

John Sereda
Music

Paul Michael Thomas
Music

Vince Renaud
Sound Designer
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