I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 45 years old

Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Cast

Name Character
Ruby Dee She was 56, 91 years old when she died as Grandmother Baker
Diahann Carroll She was 43, 84 years old when she died as Vivian
Madge Sinclair She was 41, 57 years old when she died as Miss Flowers
Art Evans He was 37, now 82 years old as Principal
Roger E. Mosley He was 40, now 85 years old as Bailey Sr.
Esther Rolle She was 58, 78 years old when she died as Momma
Paul Benjamin He was 41, 81 years old when he died as Freeman

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Crew

Name Department
Ralph Woolsey as Director of Photography. He was 65 (104) years old when He died Camera
Maya Angelou as Novel. She was 51 (86) years old when She died Writing
Maya Angelou as Writer. She was 51 (86) years old when She died Writing
Peter Matz as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (73) years old when He died Sound
Fielder Cook as Director. He was 56 (80) years old when He died Directing
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings poster
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (45 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, April 28, 1979
  • Runtime: 96 minutes