Description: The American Short Story is an American television anthology series produced by Learning in Focus and Sea Cliff Productions for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It consisted of adaptations of short stories by both classic and contemporary American writers.Robert Geller was the Executive Producer. Directors included Lamont Johnson, John Korty, Joan Micklin Silver, Ján Kadár, and Randa Haines. The series was hosted by Henry Fonda and Colleen Dewhurst. A total of 17 episodes aired on PBS from 1974 to 1980 "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.[1] It was first published in May 1920 in The Saturday Evening Post.[2][3] It was Fitzgerald's first short story to achieve national prominence.[4] The original publication featured interior illustrations by May Wilson Preston.[5] The work later appeared in the September 1920 short story collection Flappers and Philosophers published by Charles Scribner's Sons.[6][7]Fitzgerald's short story follows the plight of a mixed-race Native American girl named Bernice from rural Eau Claire, Wisconsin, who visits her beautiful and sophisticated white cousin Marjorie in the city, presumably Saint Paul, Minnesota.[8] In an attempt to be popular, Bernice announces she will bob her hair, but this announcement leads to unforeseen consequences.[8] Several decades after its publication, critic Orville Prescott of The New York Times hailed Fitzgerald's short story in 1951 as a landmark in American literature "that set social standards for a generation of young Americans, that revealed secrets of popularity and gave wonderful examples of what to say at a dinner table or on the dance floor."[9] Lot includes photo and synopsisDG8
Price: 69.99 USD
Location: Rowlett, Texas
End Time: 2024-10-19T02:46:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
