You may need to refreshreload the page to see the latest available data. I completed my swanee album, i gave it to an elderly couple who had attended. Songwriter from pittsburgh falls in love with the south, marries a southern gal leeds, then is accused of sympathizing when the civil war breaks out. I like don ameche as an actor, however, theres not much opportunity in the film for ameche to portray the drama and deep moods that foster experienced. My brotherinlaw, and i ages 70 and 63 just completed a 72 mile kayak trip, from spirit of the suwannee river park to bradford, florida. Oh dear ones, how my heart grows weary far from the old folks at home. The suwannee river water management district manages water and related natural resources in northcentral florida by providing water quality and quantity monitoring, research, regulation, land acquisition and management, and flood protection. Mascot pictures produced a film on fosters life entitled harmony lane, which was directed by joseph santley and starred douglass montgomery. Typical of 20th century fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.
Thats where my heart is turning ever thats where the old folks stay all up and down the whole creation, sadly i roam, still longing for the old plantation and for the old folks at home. Welcome to the swannee river railroad company coming soon 24 gauge ride inside f unitfollow us on facebook. The suwannee river also spelled suwanee river is a river that runs through south georgia southward into florida in the southern united states. Swanee river is a 1940 american biopic about stephen foster, a songwriter from pittsburgh who falls in love with the south, marries a southern girl, then is. Swanee river is a 1940 american biopic about stephen foster, a songwriter from pittsburgh who falls in love with the south, marries a southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the civil war breaks out.
The film swanee river was shown at the kings theatre from 6th september 1940 to 9th september 1940. More fictional than factual biography of stephen foster. Raymond lo has helped us pinpoint the dates for several photos, based on cinema advertisments that can be seen. Notes about swanee river, 1940, directed by sidney lanfield, with don ameche, andrea leeds, al jolson, available from turner classic movies. The 1996 salutatorian of suwannee high school, eric was also a december 1997 valedictorian of montgomery, alabamas faulkner university, where he received a bachelor of science degree in history at the age of nineteen. The composer stephen foster also known for songs such as oh.
Suwannee river, river, rising in the okefenokee swamp, southeastern georgia, u. He sang with the swanee s except for a short leave of absence until he retired in 1971. Last appearance of al jolson creator of swanee by george gershwin on film. Pan alley through the 1940s, provide additional examples of fosters longlasting impact on american. Two years ago, he and his wife, daughter and soninlaw, marty starkey, moved back to the old home place in wedowee, alabama. For example, theres not much drama when fosters wife and child leave him, nor does the film effectively show his slide into drinking. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. The banks of the river are dotted with historic sites and points of interest. Typical of 20th century fox biographical films of the time, the movie was more fictional than it was factual. Swanee synonyms, swanee pronunciation, swanee translation, english dictionary definition of swanee. The swanee river old folks at home written by stephen c. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Whaling song, sung by james gibbs, nantucket, massachusetts, august 23, 1934. Suwannee river historic sites and points of interest. Films of the 1930s closed out the decade with swanee river 1939, a biopic of songwriter stephen foster, though al jolson stole the show as minstrel singer edwin p. Listed below are river and lake levels at monitoring stations for the last 5 days. Stations update every 12 hours, while the webpage updates at 35 minutes past the hour.
Returning home to suwannee county in 1998, eric began working for the suwannee county clerk of the court. Like most biographies of this time, it tells a highly fictionalized version of stephen fosters life. Don ameche, andrea leeds, al jolson, felix bressart, chick chandler, russell hicks, george reed, richard clarke, diane fisher, george p. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge. Suwannee river water management district official website. When his film career dimmed in the late 1940s, ameche turned to broadway for silk. It was completing the movement of exposed emotionality from the. Old folks at home also known as swanee river is a minstrel song written by stephen foster in 1851. Down where the swanee river flows internet archive. Read the full synopsis of swanee river, 1940, directed by sidney lanfield, with don ameche, andrea leeds, al jolson, at turner classic movies. Actrices et acteurs swanee river 1939 swanee river, casting du film. His unique singing style and personal magnetism established an immediate rapport with. Swanee river 1935 jimmie lunceford and sy oliver, and. The civil war is past, but former confederate soldier cullen bohannon cant put it behind him.
It is a wild blackwater river, about 246 miles 396 km long. The famed suwannee river flows from the okefenokee swamp in georgia down to the gulf of mexico in florida and is noted for its scenic beauty and rich cultural history. From the movie swanee river, biography of the american composer stephen foster, fox production 1940. Journey 1993 and corrina, corrina 1994, completed only days before his death. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Title type runtime cut distributor date certificate. Florida leads the nation in providing public access to government meetings and records. In fact, the part of the suwannee river upstream of the withlacoochee river was. The first group date the photos between sep nov 1940. Swanee definition of swanee by the free dictionary. Still photo from the 1939 movie swanee river which supposedly tells the story of composter stephen foster played by don ameche. Swanee river is a film directed by sidney lanfield with don ameche, andrea leeds, al jolson, felix bressart, year.
Definition of swanee river in oxford advanced learners dictionary. Oh, and i dont own this movie, it is owned and distributed by 20th century fox. Ltd classified dates 2002 1940 bbfc reference azf0909. All but 35 miles 56 km of the river s course are in florida. The river trail is well maintained and the ability to stay at the suwannee rivercamps for free is a bonus. The suwannee river is the site of the prehistoric suwanee straits which separated peninsular florida from the panhandle. It is a rather badly technicolored songslide for a halfdozen of the more. He moved back to indianapolis where is daughter and her family lived and became a piano tuner where he and dot lived for 40 years. A brief history of suwannee county, florida compiled by eric musgrove updated 041508 introduction suwannee county, the thirtyseventh county created in the state of florida, was formed on december 21, 1858 out of the western portion of columbia county. The singer was born in 1850 and reports that he learned this. Al jolson, byname of asa yoelson, born may 26, 1886, srednike, russia now seredzius, lithuaniadied october 23, 1950, san francisco, california, u. Swanee river is a 1939 american biographical film directed by sidney lanfield. The following biography is an excerpt from the book pickin on peachtree, a history of country music in atlanta by wayne w.
Zanuck, george carleton brown, robert riskin, sidney lanfield. Old folks at home way down upon swanee river stephen. Title swanee river year 1940 formats cinema distributors 20th century fox film co. Since 1935 it has been the official state song of florida, although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised. State folk culture center on the suwannee river at white springs. Swanee river 1940 british board of film classification. Fosters songs in oldtime string band and bluegrass music jstor. In the 1940 film go west, groucho marx proclaims, telephone. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Media in category swanee river 1939 film this category contains only the following file. They made it twice as nice as paradise and called it dixieland. The arrangement sy oliver wrote on swanee river for tommy dorseys band in 1940 was not simply a revision of his 1935 lunceford arrangement. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Swannee river railroad company, llc welcome to the. With don ameche, andrea leeds, al jolson, felix bressart. Miscellaneous notes and facts about swanee river, 1940, directed by sidney lanfield, with don ameche, andrea leeds, al jolson, swanee river 1940 misc notes skip navigation. It is a biopic about stephen foster, a songwriter from pittsburgh who falls in love with the south, marries a southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the civil war breaks out. Eastmans sweetly she sleeps as well as old folks at home, also known as way down upon the swanee river, the latter eventually becomes the state song of florida. Swanee river is a 1939 american biopic about stephen foster, a songwriter from pittsburgh who falls in love with the south, marries a southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the civil war breaks out. Still more to the point, though, is that his swanee river doesnt add appreciably to his record as a film producer. The 1940s saw economic growth in suwannee county as world war ii raged around the. The northsouth railroad to dupont, georgia was completed in 1866. Although a few elements of that earlier arrangement do survive in the later one, the differences are far more interesting than the similarities.