Author Ernest Gaines Interview (1986)
Folks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1986-03-23
Duration: 00:07:53
Subjects: Authors | Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-
Contributors:
- Hinton, Rob Host
- Masingale, Sonya Host
- Gaines, Ernest Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 23, 1986, episode of the series “Folks” features Sonya Masingale’s interview with Ernest Gaines, an author and writer-in-residence at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. He discusses: his many inspirations for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”; his reaction to the television adaptation of his novel; his writing process; his decision to become a writer; and his influences. Host: Rob Hinton