Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, author of “Little Women,” leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Nancy Porter
Actors: Daniel Gerroll, Dossy Peabody, Elizabeth Marvel, Ellen Adair, Emily Sarah Stikeman, Jane Alexander, Linda Amendola, Maggie Quigley, Marianna Bassham, Molly Schreiber
Release: 2008
IMDb: 7.7
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uwantme2killhim?
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