Eleanor & Franklin: The Early Years (1976)
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The winner of 11 Emmy awards, the made-for-TV Eleanor and Franklin stars Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jane Alexander as Eleanor Roosevelt. The film traces the first four decades of the lives of cousins Franklin and Eleanor, beginning with their marriage in 1905. Conflicts loom in the… More The winner of 11 Emmy awards, the made-for-TV Eleanor and Franklin stars Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jane Alexander as Eleanor Roosevelt. The film traces the first four decades of the lives of cousins Franklin and Eleanor, beginning with their marriage in 1905. Conflicts loom in the form of FDR's domineering mother (Rosemary Murphy) and Eleanor's discovery of an affair between her husband and artist Lucy Mercer (Linda Kelsey). After Franklin is stricken by polio in 1921, Eleanor emerges as a formidable and influential public figure. James Costigan wrote the teleplay for Eleanor and Franklin, which first aired as a two-parter on January 11 and 12, 1976. The film was followed several months later by a multipart sequel, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Petrie
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Musical & Performing Arts
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Cast
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Edward Herrmann
as Franklin D. Roosevelt age 20-50
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Jane Alexander
as Eleanor Roosevelt (age 18-60)
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Linda Kelsey
as Lucy Mercer
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Rosemary Murphy
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
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Linda Purl
as Alice Roosevelt (age 14-20)
- Tiffany Bolling
- Blair Brown
- Alvin Childress
- Lindsay Crouse
- Cherry Davis
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Ted Eccles
as Franklin D. Roosevelt age 16
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Devon Ericson
as Corinne Robinson
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Ed Flanders
as Louis Howe
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Pamela Franklin
as Anna Hall
- Nora Heflin
- Harry Holcombe
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David Huffman
as Elliott Roosevelt Jr.
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Helen Kleeb
as Daisy
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Anna Lee
as Laura Delano
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Peggy McCay
as Grace Tully
- Walter McGinn
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Mackenzie Phillips
as Eleanor Roosevelt (age 14)
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William Phipps
as Theodore Roosevelt
- Priscilla Pointer
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Lilia Skala
as Mlle. Souvestre
- Vaughan Taylor
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Irene Tedrow
as Mary Hall
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Edward Winter
as Joe McCall
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Len Wayland
as Adm. McIntyre
- Sari Price
