Alice Walker
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Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,
Walker in 2007
Walker signing autographs in Florida in 1990
Walker (left) and Gloria Steinem on the Fall 2009 cover of Ms. magazine
The Color Purple (1985 film)
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The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic period drama film, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker. Spielberg's eighth film as a director, it
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…also fighting her way through a patriarchal Black culture. The book became a bestseller, and it was subsequently adapted into a critically acclaimed 1985 movie which was directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as a 2005 Broadway musical totaling 910 performances. Walker…
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Whoopi Goldberg was known primarily as a stage performer when she was cast as Celie Harris.
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Quincy Jones May 2014