Finding your roots. Season 1 / with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; a film by Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films, and WNET ; in association with Ark Media ; director/producer John Maggio ; executive producers, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. [and others] ; senior producer, Rachel Dretzin ; writer, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher number: FIYO600 | PBS Home VideoLanguage: English Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2012]Description: 3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781608836574
- Finding your roots (Television program). Season 1.
- Connick, Harry, Jr., 1967- -- Family
- Marsalis, Branford -- Family
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020 -- Family
- Booker, Cory -- Family
- Walters, Barbara, 1929- -- Family
- Canada, Geoffrey -- Family
- Bacon, Kevin, 1958- -- Family
- Sedgwick, Kyra -- Family
- Buchdahl, Angela -- Family
- Warren, Rick, 1954- -- Family
- Qadhi, Yasir, 1975- -- Family
- Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977- -- Family
- Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965- -- Family
- Jackson, Samuel L. -- Family
- Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- -- Family
- Simmons, Ruth, 1945- -- Family
- Gupta, Sanjay, 1969- -- Family
- Cho, Margaret -- Family
- Stewart, Martha -- Family
- Legend, John -- Family
- Sykes, Wanda, 1964- -- Family
- Cooper, Margarett -- Family
- Rodriguez, Michelle -- Family
- Grenier, Adrian, 1976- -- Family
- Chavez, Linda -- Family
- Celebrities -- United States -- Genealogy
- United States -- Genealogy
- Genealogy
- Bacon, Kevin, 1958-
- Booker, Cory
- Canada, Geoffrey
- Chavez, Linda
- Cho, Margaret
- Connick, Harry, Jr., 1967-
- Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
- Grenier, Adrian, 1976-
- Gupta, Sanjay, 1969-
- Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977-
- Jackson, Samuel L
- Legend, John
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Marsalis, Branford
- Qadhi, Yasir, 1975-
- Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-
- Sedgwick, Kyra
- Simmons, Ruth, 1945-
- Stewart, Martha
- Sykes, Wanda, 1964-
- Walters, Barbara, 1929-
- Warren, Rick, 1954-
- Celebrities
- Genealogy
- United States
- 929.1072/073 23
- CS16 .F56 2012
- Music, Michael Bacon ; editor, Seth Bomse ; directors of photography, Samuel Russell, Stephen McCarthy.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV Series | Main Library DVD | DVD 929.1072 FINDING (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31744180018455 |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; stereo; widescreen presentation.
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Music, Michael Bacon ; editor, Seth Bomse ; directors of photography, Samuel Russell, Stephen McCarthy.
This 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today's America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and Rick Warren, among many others.
disc one. Harry Connick, Jr./Branford Marsalis -- Cory Booker/John Lewis -- Barbara Walters/Geoffrey Canada -- Kevin Bacon/Kyra Sedgwick -- disc two. Angela Buchdahl/Rick Warren/Yasir Qadhi -- Maggie Gyllenhaal/Robert Downey, Jr. -- Samuel L. Jackson/Condoleezza Rice/Ruth Simmons -- disc three. Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stuart -- John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper -- Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez.
Rating: Not rated.
Performance rights: HOME: home use only.