Director: Jeremy Paul Kagan

Writer: Christopher Knopf

Keywords: Drama, Biography, Ragtime

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Margaret Avery	Actor	20-Jan-1944		The Color Purple
Eubie Blake	Jazz Musician	7-Feb-1883	12-Feb-1983	Ragtime jazz pianist
Godfrey Cambridge	Actor	26-Feb-1933	29-Nov-1976	Cotton Comes to Harlem
Art Carney	Actor	4-Nov-1918	9-Nov-2003	Ed Norton on The Honeymooners
Seymour Cassel	Actor	22-Jan-1935		Faces
Clifton Davis	Actor	4-Oct-1945		That's My Mama
Samuel Fuller	Film Director	12-Aug-1912	30-Oct-1997	Pickup on South Street
Mabel King	Actor	25-Dec-1932	9-Nov-1999	What's Happening!
Lionel Richie	Singer/Songwriter	20-Jun-1949		All Night Long, former Commodore
Billy Dee Williams	Actor	6-Apr-1937		Lando Calrissian, Colt-45 malt liquor pitchman

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 28-Oct-2006)

This film is a must see. The Scott Joplin story is a very important one to american history. As the celebrated "King of Rag Time" Joplin made great strides in music history, Actor Billy Dee Williams was wonderful as he portrayed Joplin with compassion, and strength. Clifton Davis played Louis Chovan who's one composition was written by Joplin (the only black musician who wrote music in their fold) had me in tears with his performance which was moving and sad. I have no idea why this film is not shown on television more often. It is excellent. and should be remade for today's audience

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