... experiences, which included rape at eight years old and a period of muteness, inspired her famous work, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", which was written in 1970. She is ... of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer prize. The first black woman director in Hollywood, Angelou has written, produced, directed, and starred in productions for stage, film, and television. In the ... the albums On the Pulse of Morning (1993) and Phenomenal Woman (1995). In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the South...

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