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Image of the DVD cover of the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy. The cover features the faces of actors Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy reflected in a car's rearview mirror. The name of the film is written in red script.Driving Miss Daisy was originally written as a play by Alfred Uhry. Set in Atlanta before, during, and after the civil rights movement, the work explores the relationship between Miss Daisy, a southern Jewish woman, and her African American driver, Hoke. Morgan Freeman played Hoke in both the Atlanta premiere of the play and the film. Jessica Tandy portrayed Miss Daisy in the film version.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia