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  • Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020)
  • 56 min | Documentary
Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020)
56 min | Documentary

Nicknamed "Architect to the Stars," African American architect Paul R. Williams had a life story that could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood screenwriter. His name is associated with architectural icons like the Beverly Hills Hotel, the...See moreNicknamed "Architect to the Stars," African American architect Paul R. Williams had a life story that could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood screenwriter. His name is associated with architectural icons like the Beverly Hills Hotel, the original MCA Headquarters Building and LAX Airport. But at the height of his career Paul Williams wasn't always welcome in the restaurants and hotels he designed or the neighborhoods where he built homes, because of his race. "Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story" tells the compelling, but little known story, of how he used talent and perseverance to beat the odds and create a body of work that can be found from coast to coast. See less
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Directors
Royal Kennedy Rodgers (co-director) | Kathy McCampbell Vance (co-director)
Writer
Royal Kennedy Rodgers (written by)
Composer
John Keltonic (original music by)
Editors
George Artope (edited by) | Cliff Hackel (additional editing)
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Feb 6, 2020 (United States)

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29 cast members
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Willow Bay
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Wren T. Brown
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Lonnie Bunch
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Linda Dishman
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Peter Dunham
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Christopher Hawthorne
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Wesley Henderson
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Karen E. Hudson
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Paul Hudson
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Jon Jashni
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Quincy Jones
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Brian Lane
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Christina Laney
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Michael Marshall
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Anthony Owens
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Oz Scott
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Marlo Thomas
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Steve Tisch
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Pauletta Washington
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