References in Film, Television, Literature
Several films have their titles taken from the song lyrics. These include two films entitled Dawn's Early Light (2000 and 2005); two made-for-TV features entitled By Dawn's Early Light (1990 and 2000); two films entitled So Proudly We Hail (1943 and 1990); a feature (1977) and a short (2005) entitled Twilight's Last Gleaming; and four films entitled Home of the Brave (1949, 1986, 2004 and 2006).
The Isaac Asimov short story "No Refuge Could Save" takes its title from a line in the third stanza. In the story, the protagonist notes that he once ferreted out a German spy during World War II because of the spy's knowledge of the third verse, which is virtually unknown by Americans.
Ken Burns' documentary Baseball consists of 9 "innings", each of which begins with a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner that is historically appropriate for the period covered in that episode of the series.
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“The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.”
—James Connolly (18701916)