Shirley said her father, Maurice Shirley Sr., had a close relationship with Don and was outraged that the family was shut out during the making of “Green Book.” ...

The family members of Don Shirley, the Jamaican-American pianist depicted in the movie "The Green Book," has issued a strong condemnation of the film which is based on events in Shirley's life.

He wasn’t aware of Shirley before “Green Book” and told me, “Don Shirley’s music is a joy to listen to. It’s not jazz, and his approach is clearly influenced through classical training.

But Kimble said Don Shirley kept up with his family until he died on April 6, 2013. “His biggest treat was traveling to Milan, Italy, and performing at La Scala, the world’s largest opera ...

MILWAUKEE — The family of late classical pianist Don Shirley, whose life story was shared in the award-winning movie "Green Book," said his relationships in the film were misrepresented.

If the 2018 flick "Green Book" was your first reference to the concert pianist Don Shirley, you're likely not alone. The Golden Globe award-winning, five-time Oscar-nominated movie, starring ...

Don Shirley giving Nicholas Scoulios his first piano lesson at age 9 months. Kappeyne and Scoulios first saw the film at an intimate screening for friends and family held in New York City last August.

“Don Shirley, obviously we all thanked Mahershala, gave him a great thank you. If you’re discussing the Don Shirley family thing, it falls on me, but Don Shirley himself told me to not speak ...

The bodyguard, Tony “Lip” Vallelonga, became the chauffeur for Dr. Don Shirley, a piano prodigy who collected two honorary degrees and made his concert debut at 18 playing Tchaikovsky’s ...

Ali depicts Dr. Don Shirley in the new film that centers on the black musician’s relationship with his white driver Tony “Lip” Vallelonga during a 1962 tour of the Jim Crow-era deep south.

Don Shirley plays piano in an artist's studio above Carnegie Hall in New York, 1960; Mahershala Ali in Green Book.Left, by Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images; right ...