Savannah, Georgia in popular culture

, is referenced frequently in popular culture. What follows is a list of Savannah, Georgia in popular culture and includes works of literature, music, film, and television. All entries are presumed to be notable because they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.ref label|notable|A|none

Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1056&hl=y|title=Savannah|work=New Georgia Encyclopedia|publisher=Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press|date=2006-09-11|accessdate=2008-01-01] It is known as America's first planned city and attracts millions of visitors who enjoy the city's architecture and historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America). [cite web|url=http://www.savannah-visit.com/info.asp|title=Savannah Information|work=|publisher=Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-01] Today, Savannah's downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated by the federal government in 1966).ref label|squares|B|none

avannah in literature

Nonfiction works

The 1994 nonfiction novel "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt (known to locals as "The Book") is set in Savannah, and in 1997 was made into a film, directed by Clint Eastwood.

Savannah resident N.Y.W. Peacocke has completed two books of a trilogy that deal with the war of independence in Georgia, and particularly Savannah. "Savannah Spell" (ISBN 1-898030-51-0) and "Mirror My Soul" (ISBN 1-898030-61-8) weave a love triangle around the events of the Revolution in Georgia and Carolina.

E.L. Doctorow's historical novel, "The March" (ISBN 0375506713), is about Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's 1864 scorched-earth campaign in which he marched 60,000 troops southeastward from Atlanta to Savannah and then northward into the Carolinas during the American Civil War (1861-65).

Chris Fuhrman authored the book "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys", which depicted his life as a Catholic schoolboy growing up in Savannah and attending a local parochial school. Fuhrman actually attended Blessed Sacrament School in Savannah and graduated in 1974. He was also a graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, where his book was published. Fuhrman died in 1990 of cancer at the age of 30.

Fifth-generation Savannahian Murray Silver is the author of "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" (Morrow, 1981), adapted to the big screen by Orion in 1989 and starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. Silver is also the author of the bestselling "Behind the Moss Curtain and Other Great Savannah Stories" (Bonaventure, 2002), now in its sixth printing and also the subject of a new motion picture. His latest book, "When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama" (Bonaventure, 2005), is a collection of the author's favorite stories about starting out as a rock concert promoter and eventually becoming an assistant to the Dalai Lama.

Also the book "Delerium of the Brave" written by Dr. William C. Harris about the Benedictine Military School and Savannah.

avannah in television

The following is based on a list assembled by the Savannah Film Commission [http://www.SavannahFilm.org/] , as well as the IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Savannah,%20Georgia,%20USA&&heading=18;with+locations+including;Savannah,%20Georgia,%20USA]

avannah in film

The following is based on a list assembled by the Savannah Film Commission [http://www.SavannahFilm.org/] , as well as the IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Savannah,%20Georgia,%20USA&&heading=18;with+locations+including;Savannah,%20Georgia,%20USA]

Notes

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