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POV: "THE GENIUS OF MARIAN"
September 8, 2014  | By David Bianculli

PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

 

The point of view in tonight’s new POV, titled The Genius of Marian, is an intimate look at a family sadly familiar with Alzheimer’s. Marian Williams Steele, the renowned artist, died from Alzheimer’s in 2001. Her daughter, Pam White, set to work on a book about her mother, tentatively titled The Genius of Marian, then was stricken by Alzheimer’s herself. Her son Banker White, one of Pam’s three children – portrayed, along with his mother, Pam, in the Marian Steele watercolor shown here – teamed with his wife, Anna Fitch, to produce this documentary. The goal: to examine how Alzheimer’s affects not only its victims, but the surrounding family members.  Check local listings.

 
 
 
 
 
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