Anna Deavere Smith (05/04/1995)

July 10, 2020, 11:00 pm

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Anna Deavere Smith (Photo by Mary Ellen Mark)
Anna Deavere Smith (Photo: Mary Ellen Mark)

Anna Deavere Smith frequently credits Studs Terkel’s book Working for revealing to her the dramatic power of spoken language, and for inspiring her plays such as Fires in the Mirror and Let Me Down Easy. The trailblazing actor and author spoke with Studs in 1995.