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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America

We often talk of the wonder, the awesomeness, themagnificence of nature, and of the world...

We often talk of the wonder, the awesomeness, the
magnificence of nature, and of the world that we're all a part of

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We often talk of the wonder,
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the awesomeness, the magnificence of nature,
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and of the world that we're all a part of.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:03
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wildflame Productions

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Movie Summary

Frank Lloyd Wright is America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces for himself. Along the way, he uncovers the tempestuous life story of the man behind them, and the secrets of his radical Welsh background.
We've always placed a huge emphasis - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
We've always placed a huge emphasis
Unitarianism fit in with the people here, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:14
Unitarianism fit in with the people here,
- It might have been the search for religious freedom - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
- It might have been the search for religious freedom
(bright music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:15
(bright music)
The family sailed to New York, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
The family sailed to New York,
What they were looking for was something familiar, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
What they were looking for was something familiar,
Finally, they came upon their new Wales, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
Finally, they came upon their new Wales,
To Frank Lloyd Wright, this place would become a lifelong - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
To Frank Lloyd Wright, this place would become a lifelong
- The valley that they chose to live in - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
- The valley that they chose to live in
They didn't really want to become Americans, you know. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:04
They didn't really want to become Americans, you know.
They wanted to be Welsh on American soil. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
They wanted to be Welsh on American soil.
- It was into this world that in 1867, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
- It was into this world that in 1867,
(birds chirping) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:15
(birds chirping)
For the rest of his days, he would look back - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
For the rest of his days, he would look back
(soft piano music) - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
(soft piano music)
After studying engineering at a local college, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:07
After studying engineering at a local college,
As luck would have it, the nearest city was one - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
As luck would have it, the nearest city was one
New styles of building were being created here, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:06
New styles of building were being created here,
Before long, Wright's youthful energy and talent - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:13
Before long, Wright's youthful energy and talent
Catherine Tobin, known as Kitty, was just 16 when they met. - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
Catherine Tobin, known as Kitty, was just 16 when they met.