Backstairs at the White House / Ed Friendly Productions ; produced by Ed Friendly and Michael O'Herlihy ; developed for television by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov ; teleplay by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov ; directed by Michael O'Herlihy.

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An intimate look at life in the White House through eight administrations as remembered by a mother and daughter who, between them, served as White House maids for 52 years.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Backstairs at the White House (Television program)
Corporate Authors:	Ed Friendly Productions Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Friendly, Ed, 1922-2007 O'Herlihy, Michael, 1929-1997 Bagni, Gwen Dubov, Paul Stevens, Morty Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018 Uggams, Leslie Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024 Hooks, Robert, 1937- Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010 Rhodes, Hari Overton, Bill, 1947- Carroll, Helena Downing, David, 1943- Leachman, Cloris Winfield, Paul Harris, Julie, 1925-2013 Buono, Victor, 1938-1982 Vaughn, Robert, 1932-2016 Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 Bloom, Claire, 1931- Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012 Kennedy, George, 1925-2016 Flanders, Ed, 1934-1995 Grant, Lee, 1927- Gates, Larry, 1915-1996 Sterling, Jan, 1923-2004 Heckart, Eileen, 1919-2001 Anderson, John, 1922-1992 Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011 Parsons, Estelle Barrie, Barbara Duggan, Andrew, 1923-1988 Watson, James A., 1945- Sullivan, Barry, 1912-1994 Shalet, Diane Roat, Richard Latham, Louise Morrison, Robert L., 1931-1983 Parks, Lillian Rogers
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2005]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	White House (Washington, D.C.) > Drama. Women household employees > United States > Drama. Presidents > United States > Drama. Presidents' spouses > United States > Drama. Women, Black > United States > Drama. White House (Washington, D.C.) Presidents. Presidents' spouses. Women household employees. United States. Television mini-series. Women, Black. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Historical television programs. Drama.
Genre:	Drama. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Historical television programs.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (approximately 444 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	An intimate look at life in the White House through eight administrations as remembered by a mother and daughter who, between them, served as White House maids for 52 years.
Note:	Originally broadcast on television as a mini-series in 1979. Based on My thirty years backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks with Frances Spatz Leighton, and partially on interviews with Lillian Rogers Parks. Special features: Disc 1: Photo gallery; Cast filmographies (Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett, Jr., Robert Hooks, Leslie Nielsen, Cloris Leachman, Julie Harris, Victor Buono, Robert Vaughn, Kim Hunter, Claire Bloom). Disc 2: Cast filmographies (Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett, Jr., Robert Hooks, Leslie Nielsen, Cloris Leachman, Celeste Holm, George Kennedy, edition Flanders, Lee Grant). Disc 3. Cast filmographies (Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett, Jr., Robert Hooks, Leslie Nielsen, Larry Gates, Jan Sterling, Eileen Heckart, John Anderson). Disc 4. Cast filmographies (Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole, Louis Gossett, Jr., Robert Hooks, Harry Morgan, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Barrie, Andrew Duggan).
Call Number:	CM1 D0055247 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:	1569388032 9781569388037
Credits:	Director of photography, Robert L. Morrison ; music, Morton Stevens ; editors, Paul LaMastra, Roy E. Peterson ; costume designer, Bill Thomas.
System Details:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby digital monaural.
Cast:	Olivia Cole, Leslie Uggams, Louis Gossett, Jr., Robert Hooks, Leslie Nielsen, Hari Rhodes, Bill Overton, Helena Carroll, David Downing, Cloris Leachman, Paul Winfield, Julie Harris, Victor Buono, Robert Vaughn, Kim Hunter, Claire Bloom, Celeste Holm, George Kennedy, Ed Flanders, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, Jan Sterling, Eileen Heckart, John Anderson, Harry Morgan, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Barrie, Andrew Duggan, James A. Watson, Jr., Barry Sullivan, Diane Shalet, Richard Roat, Louise Latham.