Edgar Allan Poe: The Haunted Life & Death | Full Documentary by American Masters 🎥
Uncover the chilling truth behind Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death in this in-depth documentary featuring Denis O’Hare. Watch now on PBS!

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Discover the real story of the notorious author, starring Denis O’Hare as Edgar Allan Poe. This documentary explores the misrepresentations of Poe and reveals how he tapped into what it means to be human in a modern and sometimes frightening world. Narrated by Kathleen Turner.
This documentary originally aired on October 30th, 2017.
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Discover the real story of the notorious author, starring Denis O’Hare as Edgar Allan Poe. This documentary explores the misrepresentations of Poe and reveals how he tapped into what it means to be human in a modern and sometimes frightening world. Narrated by Kathleen Turner.
This documentary originally aired on October 30th, 2017.
Watch on your local PBS station, the PBS app, online, and here on YouTube.
Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR
This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support your local PBS stations: https://pbs.org/donate
Subscribe to the American Masters channel for more clips: http://bit.ly/1JmUCu5
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Now in its 39th season on PBS, American Masters illuminates the lives and creative journeys of those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Setting the standard for documentary film profiles, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim: 28 Emmy Awards—including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special—two News & Documentary Emmys, 14 Peabodys, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards, an Oscar, and many other honors. To further explore the lives and works of more than 250 masters past and present, the American Masters website offers full episodes, film outtakes, filmmaker interviews, the podcast “American Masters: Creative Spark,” educational resources, digital original series and more. The series is a production of The WNET Group.
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