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Release Date:
March 11, 1974
Original Title:
Free to Be… You and Me
Genres:
Animation | Documentary | Family | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Fred Wolf Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 48
Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
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Animation:
Dave Brain
Assistant Director:
Larry M. Davis
Book:
Charlotte Zolotow
Phil Ressner
Costume Design:
Frank L. Thompson
Director:
Bill Davis
Len Steckler
Fred Wolf
Editor:
Craig McKay
Jim Hanley
Executive In Charge Of Production:
Jerry D. Good
Hairstylist:
Lynn Masters
Makeup Artist:
E. Thomas Case
Producer:
Carole Hart
Marlo Thomas
Sound Mixer:
Jim Hilton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lee Dichter
Story:
Carl Reiner
Shel Silverstein
Dan Greenburg
Mary Rodgers
Peter Stone
Lucille Clifton
Herb Gardner
Betty Miles
Supervising Producer:
Norman Steinberg
Writer:
Alan Uger
Carole Hart
Marlo Thomas
Bruce Hart
Norman Steinberg
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