Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
March 13, 1977Release Date
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
March 13, 1977Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Jane Alexander
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edward Herrmann
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Priscilla Pointer
Missy LeHand
Walter McGinn
Louis Howe
Rosemary Murphy
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Blair Brown
Anna Roosevelt
Mark Harmon
Robert Dunlap
David Healy
Theodore Roosevelt
Peggy McCay
Grace Tully
Donald Moffat
Harry Hopkins
Toni Darnay
Malvina Thompson
John Beal
Dr. Carr
Barbara Smith Conrad
Marian Anderson (as Barbara Conrad)
Morgan Farley
Bill Plog
Joseph P. Lash
Writer
Anna Lee
Laura Delano
Linda Kelsey
Lucy Mercer
Colin Hamilton
Ike Hoover
Ray Baker
James Roosevelt
Michael S. McLean
Editor
Brian Patrick Clarke
John Roosevelt
Rita Roland
Editor
Don Howard
Elliot Roosevelt
David Graham
CastingDirector
Joseph Hacker
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
Charles Lampkin
Irvin McDuffie
Tina Cole
Singer
Cathy Cole
Singer
Ian Abercrombie
Whiting (uncredited)
Robert Banas
Choreographer (uncredited)
Douglas Nelson
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
David Lewis
Justice Hughes
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years is a 1977 American Atelevision film and a sequel to Eleanor and Franklin (1976). Originally airing on March 13, 1977, it was part of a 2-part biographical film directed by Daniel Petrie based on Joseph P. Lash's Pulitzer prize-winning biography, Eleanor and Franklin, chronicling the lives of the 32nd U.S. President and the first lady. Joseph Lash was a secretary and confidant of Eleanor and wrote other books on the couple.
Eleanor and Franklin focused on their respective childhoods, school years, courtship and the lead-up to his election. 7 of the original cast returned for the sequel, including lead actors, Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann. It won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Special of the Year. Daniel Petrie won Director of the Year – Special again. Both films were acclaimed and noted for historical accuracy.