Maya Angelou
/ˌmaɪə ˈændʒəluː/
/ˌmaɪə ˈændʒəluː/
- (1928-2014) a US writer, singer and film director. Her best-known book is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), a true story of her difficult but successful life. In 1997 she directed her first film for television, Down in the Delta.
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