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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America

What they were looking forwas something familiar, something like the landthey knew and...

What they were looking for
was something familiar, something like the land
they knew and understood

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What they were looking for was something familiar,
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something like the land they knew and understood.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:28
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.
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.
Within two years, they were married - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:05
Within two years, they were married
Borrowing money from his boss, - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:14
Borrowing money from his boss,
It might be difficult for anyone looking at this today - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:08
It might be difficult for anyone looking at this today
It's only when you put it alongside - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:10
It's only when you put it alongside
You can see the faint outlines of the triangular pediment - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:09
You can see the faint outlines of the triangular pediment
The upper part of the house conveys - Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America 00:11
The upper part of the house conveys