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  • American Masters Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' (Season 23, Episode 8)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Masters

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' (Season 23, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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.
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Harriet Reisen (written by)
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Updated Nov 14, 2008

Release date
Dec 28, 2009 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Elizabeth Marvel
Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott   See fewer
Daniel Gerroll
Bronson Alcott Bronson Alcott   See fewer
Emily Sarah Stikeman
Lousia May Alcott Lousia May Alcott   See fewer
Jane Alexander
Ednah Cheney Ednah Cheney   See fewer
Dossy Peabody
Abigail Alcott Abigail Alcott   See fewer
Molly Moseley
Teen Louisa (as Molly Schreiber) Teen Louisa (as Molly Schreiber)   See fewer
Haley Garvin
Toddler Louisa Toddler Louisa   See fewer
Marianna Bassham
May Alcott May Alcott   See fewer
Maggie Quigley
Child May Alcott Child May Alcott   See fewer
Linda Amendola
Anna Alcott Anna Alcott   See fewer
Ellen Adair
Teen Anna Alcott Teen Anna Alcott   See fewer
Anna Finklestein
Teen Beth Alcott Teen Beth Alcott   See fewer
Eleanor Farris
'Lulu' May Alcott Nierecker 'Lulu' May Alcott Nierecker   See fewer
Ken Cheeseman
Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson   See fewer
Beno Chapman
Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau   See fewer
Peter Haydu
Charles Lane Charles Lane   See fewer
Michael Philip
John Suhre John Suhre   See fewer
Robert Jolly
Civil War Doctor (as Bob Jolly) Civil War Doctor (as Bob Jolly)   See fewer
Matt Perusse
'Swearing' Fruitlander 'Swearing' Fruitlander   See fewer
Mike DeLacy
'Naked' Fruitlander 'Naked' Fruitlander   See fewer
Crystal Lisbon
Anna Weld Anna Weld   See fewer
Kara Lund
Dr. Rhoda Lawrence Dr. Rhoda Lawrence   See fewer
Lewis D. Wheeler
Ladislas 'Laddie' Wisniewski Ladislas 'Laddie' Wisniewski   See fewer
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