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 : 86 | Popularity : 14%

Alan Alda

Self

Age : 88 | Popularity : 21%

Harry Belafonte

Self

Age : 97 | Popularity : 8%

Mel Brooks

Baby Boy (voice)

Age : 97 | Popularity : 15%

Rita Coolidge

Self

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Billy De Wolfe

The Principal (voice)

Age : 67 | Popularity : 6%

Roberta Flack

Self / Young Girl

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Rosey Grier

Self

Age : 91 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

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

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