Farah Jasmine Griffin '81 Consulting Producer on “Great Gatsby”

Farah Jasmine Griffin '81, the William B. Ransford  professor of English and comparative literature and African-American studies at Columbia University, is serving as the consulting producer on a TV adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” which is in development at A+E Studios and ITV Studios America.

 

According to the studios, “Under the guidance of consulting producer Farah Jasmine Griffin … the event series delves into New York’s African-American community of the time and the vibrant musical subculture developing in the 1920s.”

 

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