ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS (1978)
Episode 1
Synopsis
Fourteen hours continue the second 100 years from the 1870's to the present day of Alex Haley's family. "Chicken" George's son, Tom, is the leader of Henning's black community. His daughter, Cynthia, marries Will Palmer who becomes henning's first black merchant. Their daughter, Bertha, goes to college and meets Simon Haley. They marry after World War I, and Simon becomes a professor at Agricultural college. Simon and Bertha's first son is Alex Haley and the story follows his tife and experiences through to his search for his ROOTS and the writing of his book.
NETWORK | ABC |
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RATINGS | 27.8 |
SHARES | 41 |
Main Credits
Writer | Ernest Kinoy |
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Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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Producer | Stan Margulies |
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Director | John Erman |
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Cinematographer | Joseph M. Wilcots |
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Editor | John W. Wheeler |
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Composer | Gerald Fried |
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Full Credit List
Writer | Ernest Kinoy |
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Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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Producer | Stan Margulies |
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Director | John Erman |
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Cast | Georg Stanford Brown |
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Cast | Al "Jacko" Fann |
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Cast | Henry Fonda |
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Cast | Lou Frizzel |
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Cast | Ray Hemphill |
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Cast | Don Keefer |
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Cast | Paul Koslo |
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Cast | Greg Morris |
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Cast | Albert Reed |
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Cast | Morgan Roberts |
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Cast | Marc Singer |
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Cast | Essex Smith |
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Cast | Richard Thomas |
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Cast | Royce Wallace |
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Cast | Brian Mitchell |
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Actress | Olivia de Havilland |
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Actress | Kathleen Doyle |
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Actress | Janet DuBois |
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Actress | Wendy Glass |
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Actress | Fay Hauser |
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Actress | Luise Heath |
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Actress | Debbi Morgan |
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Actress | Frances Nealy |
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Actress | Cynthia Sye |
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Actress | Avon Long |
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Actress | Lynne Moody |
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Casting | Reuben Cannon |
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Script Supervisor | Jill Freeman |
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Art Director | Robert MacKichan |
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Set Decorator | William Webb |
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Cinematographer | Joseph M. Wilcots |
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Sound Recording | Willie Burton |
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Wardrobe Men | Richard Butz |
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Wardrobe Women | Donna Roberts |
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Assistant Costume Supervisor | Tom Dawson |
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Costumes | Tom Dawson |
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Makeup Design | Ken Chase |
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Makeup | Joe DiBella |
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Makeup | David Dittmar |
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Makeup | Zoltan Elek |
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Hair Stylist | Leonard Drake |
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Production Services | The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California |
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Editor | John W. Wheeler |
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Post Production Supervisor | George Taylor |
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Music Editor | Jay Alfred Smith |
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Sound Effects Editor | Neiman-Tillar Associates |
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Composer | Gerald Fried |
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