Cast and Crew

Andrew D. Kaplan (Producer, Writer, Director) is a documentary filmmaker, nonfiction author, and adjunct professor of communication in Maryland. Andrew's favorite poet is Walt Whitman and "Song of Myself" is his favorite poem..

Alfred Robert Hogan (Historical Consultant, Film Advisor, and Script Editor) is a longtime science journalist and media historian based in Maryland. Hogan’s pieces on space exploration, environment and climate, health, veganism, animal rights, and history have appeared in myriad newspapers and magazines.

Richard S. Rose (Voice of Walt Whitman) has a multi-faceted career. Audio drama work currently includes the role of Mac in “Mac (and Bonnie’s)” and Lord Jarno in Visionaries. On film, he was the lead character Jake in “I Love You For Awhile,” and on stage he has performed in dramas and musicals, including as Felix Unger in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” and Herb Tucker in Simon’s “I Ought to be in Pictures.” With a degree in American Studies from George Washington University, Walt Whitman is a particular passion for him.

Penny Lee (Editor) is an independent Television/Film Editor who has completed thousands of hours of original programming for television cable networks, independent film producers, government agencies, corporations, trade associations, and non-profit organizations.

The documentary showcases these four leading experts on Whitman:

Ed Folsom, PhD, the Roy J. Carver Professor of English at the University of Iowa, and Co-Director of the Walt Whitman Archive.

Garrett Peck, Author of Walt Whitman in Washington DC, Historian, and Whitman Tour Guide, Washington DC.

Kenneth M. Price, PhD, the Hillegass University Professor of American Literature, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Co-Director of the Walt Whitman Archive.

Rosemary Winslow, PhD, poet and retired associate professor of English, Catholic University of America, Washington DC.

Locations

Part One: The Early Years (1819–1860)

Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site

Huntington, NY

Bryant Park

Former Site of the Crystal Palace

New York, NY

647 Broadway

Former Site of Pfaff’s Beer Cellar

New York, NY

Part Two: The Civil War and Beyond (1861–1892)

1101 Vermont Avenue

Former Site of Whitman’s First DC Residence

Washington, DC

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Former Site of Armory Square Hospital

Washington, DC

Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery

Former Patent Office Building

Washington, DC

U.S. Treasury Building

Former Site of Whitman’s office

Washington, DC

Whitman-Stafford House

Laurel Springs, NJ

Timber Creek at Historic Crystal Springs

Laurel Springs, NJ

The Walt Whitman House

Camden, NJ

Harleigh Cemetery

Camden, NJ