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KTBS 70th Anniversary: 'The Great Debaters' continues to impact Wiley University nearly two decades after release
The story was brought to life by Hollywood in the December 2007 film, "The Great Debaters." Academy award-winning actor Denzel Washington portrayed Tolson. The movie was filed in Marshall and ...
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Jurnee Smollett Got Called out by Her Director Denzel Washington for Her Performance
Washington was the one who originally reached out to Smollett, brother of Jussie Smollett, first for 2007’s The Great Debaters. She was one of many younger actors who’d be cast as a student on ...
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Denzel Washington Called out Jurnee Smollett for Acting
Washington was the one who originally reached out to Smollett, brother of Jussie Smollett, first for 2007’s The Great Debaters. She was one of many younger actors who’d be cast as a student on ...
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‘You Owe Me’: Why Denzel Washington Has These Blunt Words For Glen Powell When He Runs Into Him In Hollywood
It turns out Washington was a big supporter of Glen Powell’s at a young age, as the Top Gun: Maverick star landed one of his first roles on 2007’s The Great Debaters. Powell played a small ...