[By Kenton Rambsy]
1985 — Winfrey plays the role of Sofia in the film The Color Purple based on Alice Walker’s
1982 novel.
1982 novel.
1986 — Winfrey plays Mrs. Thomas in the remake of
the film Native Son based on Richard
Wright’s 1940 novel.
the film Native Son based on Richard
Wright’s 1940 novel.
1989 — Winfrey plays Mattie Mitchell the television
miniseries The Women of Brewster’s Place based
on Gloria Naylor’s 1982 novel.
miniseries The Women of Brewster’s Place based
on Gloria Naylor’s 1982 novel.
1996 — Winfrey
founds “Oprah’s Book Club.”
founds “Oprah’s Book Club.”
1996 — Winfrey chooses Toni Morrison’s 1977 novel Song of Solomon as the club’s first book in September.
1997— Winfrey
chooses Ernest J. Gaines 1993 novel A
Lesson Before Dying as September’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
chooses Ernest J. Gaines 1993 novel A
Lesson Before Dying as September’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
1998 — Winfrey
plays Sethe in the film Beloved based
on Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel. Also, she serves as a producer of the film.
plays Sethe in the film Beloved based
on Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel. Also, she serves as a producer of the film.
1998 — Winfrey
chooses Toni Morrison’s 1997 novel Paradise
as January’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
chooses Toni Morrison’s 1997 novel Paradise
as January’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
1998 — Winfrey
chooses Edwidge Danticat’s 1994 novel Breath,
Eyes, Memory as May’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
chooses Edwidge Danticat’s 1994 novel Breath,
Eyes, Memory as May’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
1998 — Winfrey
chooses Pearl Cleage’s 1997 novel What
Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day as September’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
chooses Pearl Cleage’s 1997 novel What
Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day as September’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
1998 — Winfrey
hosts week-long Caribbean cruise for 150 of Angelou’s friends in honor of her
70th birthday.
hosts week-long Caribbean cruise for 150 of Angelou’s friends in honor of her
70th birthday.
2000 — Winfrey
chooses Toni Morrison’s 1970 novel The
Bluest Eye as April’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
chooses Toni Morrison’s 1970 novel The
Bluest Eye as April’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
2002 — Winfrey
chooses Toni Morrison’s 1974 novel Sula
as April’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
chooses Toni Morrison’s 1974 novel Sula
as April’s Oprah’s Book Club selection.
2003 — Winfrey
hosts 75th birthday celebration for Maya Angelou at Graylyn International
Conference Center estate in Winson-Salem, North Carolina.
hosts 75th birthday celebration for Maya Angelou at Graylyn International
Conference Center estate in Winson-Salem, North Carolina.
2005-2008 — Winfrey
serves as the producer of the Broadway musical The Color Purple based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel.
serves as the producer of the Broadway musical The Color Purple based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel.
2005 — Winfrey
serves as the producer for the made for TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God based on Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 novel.
serves as the producer for the made for TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God based on Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 novel.
2008 — Winfrey hosts 80th birthday party for Maya
Angelou at Mar-A-Largo in Palm Beach, Florida.
Angelou at Mar-A-Largo in Palm Beach, Florida.
2011 — Winfrey hosts Toni Morrison on one of the
final episodes in a series entitled “Oprah’s Most Memorable Guests: The Greatest Lessons on the Oprah Winfrey Show” in
May.
final episodes in a series entitled “Oprah’s Most Memorable Guests: The Greatest Lessons on the Oprah Winfrey Show” in
May.