Roots
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
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Robert Reed
Dr. William Reynolds
Olivia Cole
Mathilda
Ben Vereen
Chicken George Moore
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Leslie Uggams
Kizzy Reynolds
Lynda Day George
Mrs. Reynolds
John Amos
Kunta Kinte
Madge Sinclair
Bell Reynolds
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Wrestler
Chuck Connors
Tom Moore
Lorne Greene
John Reynolds
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Awards
Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards 4 won · 1 nominated
- 1977 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Won Louis Gossett Jr.
- 1977 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Cicely Tyson
- 1977 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Won Quincy Jones
- 1977 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Won Olivia Cole
- 1977 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Won David Greene
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