Free to Be… You and Me

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Marlo Thomas

Self - Host

Age : 87 | Popularity : 61%

Alan Alda

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 53%

Harry Belafonte

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 20%

Mel Brooks

Baby Boy (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Rita Coolidge

Self

Age : 79 | Popularity : 22%

Billy De Wolfe

The Principal (voice)

Age : 67 | Popularity : 15%

Roberta Flack

Self / Young Girl

Age : 87 | Popularity : 25%

Rosey Grier

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 19%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Len Steckler Bill Davis Fred Wolf
	Assistant Director	Larry M. Davis
Writing	Story	Lucille Clifton Herb Gardner Dan Greenburg Carl Reiner Betty Miles Mary Rodgers Shel Silverstein Peter Stone
	Book	Phil Ressner Charlotte Zolotow
	Writer	Bruce Hart Norman Steinberg Alan Uger Carole Hart Marlo Thomas
Production	Producer	Carole Hart Marlo Thomas
	Supervising Producer	Norman Steinberg
	Executive In Charge Of Production	Jerry D. Good
Editing	Editor	Jim Hanley Craig McKay
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Frank L. Thompson
	Makeup Artist	E. Thomas Case
	Hairstylist	Lynn Masters
Sound	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Lee Dichter
	Sound Mixer	Jim Hilton
Visual Effects	Animation	Dave Brain
Department	Role	Name

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