Dustin Lance Black On 'Milk' And Mormonism
Milk screenwriter and executive producer Dustin Lance Black explains how Harvey Milk, gay rights and his upbringing in the Mormon church influenced his writing.
This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 20, 2008.
'Milk' Screenwriter: Harvey Helped Me Come Out
Dustin Lance Black spent three seasons with HBO's polygamy-in-Utah dramedy Big Love — and was the only Mormon writer on the show's staff. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Dustin Lance Black spent three seasons with HBO's polygamy-in-Utah dramedy Big Love — and was the only Mormon writer on the show's staff.
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