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Finding your roots. Season 10, episode 9, In the blood /

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Michael Douglas & writer-director Lena Dunham. Both guests are the children of famous artists -- and both proudly followed in their parents' footsteps. But their family trees contain a cast of characters whose lives were forgotten. Gates re...

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Other Authors: Whetstone, Krista (Director), Dunham, Lena, 1986- (on-screen participant.), Douglas, Michael, 1944- (on-screen participant.), Streeter, Sabin (Producer), Warchol, Natalia (Producer), Burke, Kevin M. (Producer), Cesario, Matthew (Producer), Gates, Henry Louis, Jr (Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2024.
Subjects:
Douglas, Michael, > 1944- > Family.
Dunham, Lena, > 1986- > Family.
Actors > United States > Genealogy.
Families > History.
Women motion picture producers and directors > United States > Genealogy.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Genealogy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Généalogies.
Familles > Histoire.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > États-Unis > Généalogies.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Biographies télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Michael Douglas & writer-director Lena Dunham. Both guests are the children of famous artists -- and both proudly followed in their parents' footsteps. But their family trees contain a cast of characters whose lives were forgotten. Gates recovers them, telling fascinating stories from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the streets of colonial America.
Item Description:"With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.".
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:17