Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 American TV series or program
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Atelevision film and a sequel to Eleanor and Franklin biographical film directed by Daniel Petrie based on Joseph P. Lash 's Pulitzer prize -winning biography, Eleanor and Franklin 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.
Cast
Edward Herrmann – Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the United States Jane Alexander – Eleanor Roosevelt , 34th First Lady of the United States Priscilla Pointer – Marguerite Missy LeHand . Long-time secretary to Franklin and considered part of the family.Walter McGinn – Louis Howe , intimate friend to both Roosevelts and political advisor to FranklinRosemary Murphy – Sara Delano Roosevelt , Franklin's motherBlair Brown – Anna Roosevelt , Eleanor and Franklin's eldest childDavid Healy – Theodore Roosevelt , 26th President of the United States , uncle to Eleanor and 5th cousin to FranklinPeggy McCay – Grace Tully , long-time friend/secretary to Eleanor and became Franklin's top secretary after Missy died.Donald Moffat – Harry Hopkins , one of Franklin's closest advisers and architect of the New Deal . He was an important liaison between FDR, Winston Churchill , and Stalin meeting personally with the leaders and setting up negotiations during World War II .Toni Darnay – Malvina Thompson , Eleanor's personal secretaryBarbara Conrad (Barbara Smith Conrad ) – Marian Anderson , an American contralto singer. The Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to perform before an integrated audience in their Constitution Hall , spurring First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to resign from the organization and to aid in arranging for Anderson to sing from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial . Anderson went on to sing at the inaugurations of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy .
Morgan Farley – William Plog, managed the Roosevelts' Hyde Park estateMark Harmon – Robert Dunlap, a soldierAnna Lee – Laura Delano, FDR's cousinLinda Kelsey – Lucy Mercer , mistress of FDRColin Hamilton – Ike Hoover , Chief Usher of the White House ; served both Roosevelt presidents
Ray Baker – James Roosevelt , oldest son of the Roosevelts who served as a secretary in his father's White House and went on to become a U.S. Marine serving in World War II . He later became a Congressman from California for 10 years.Brian Patrick Clarke – John Aspinwall Roosevelt , youngest child of the RooseveltsDon Howard – Elliot Roosevelt , son of the Roosevelts who served in World War II
Joseph Hacker – Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. , son of the Roosevelts who also served in the warCharles Lampkin – Irvin McDuffie, FDR's African-American valet during the White House yearsArthur Gould-Porter – Sir Winston Churchill , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Robert Karnes – United States Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes , frequent opponent of FDR in the courts. He also swore him in first 3 of the 4 times he was inaugurated.David Lewis – United States Supreme Court Justice Melville Weston Fuller , who swore in Teddy Roosevelt .Gregory Koontz – Curtis Roosevelt , eldest grandson of the Roosevelts; Anna's son from first marriageDavy Muxlow – John Roosevelt Boettiger , Roosevelt's grandson and Anna's son from second marriage
The film was released on DVD by HBO Video on May 21, 2013, with Eleanor and Franklin
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