ITV Play of the Week The Death of Bessie Smith (Season 10, Episode 43)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

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ITV Play of the Week

The Death of Bessie Smith (Season 10, Episode 43)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

The great blues singer Bessie Smith dies unnecessarily as a result of racial segregation.

Director

Writer

Edward Albee (play "The Death of Bessie Smith")

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 28, 1965

Release date

Jun 28, 1965 (United Kingdom)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Ayres Father Father See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Earl Cameron Jack Jack See fewer	Inception (2010)
Patricia English The Nurse The Nurse See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1964)
Janna Hill 2nd Nurse 2nd Nurse See fewer	Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)
Harold Scott Orderly Orderly See fewer	The Children of the New Forest (1955)
Donald Sutherland Intern Intern See fewer	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

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