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lions," the David L. Wolper
Production of Alex Haley's
eagerly anticipated continua
tion of the most popular tele
vision event of all time, will
air on the ABC Television
Network over eight nights
beginning SUNDAY. FEB. 18,
1979, it was announced today
by Anthony D. Thomopoulos,
President, ABC Entertain
, T ment.
The new 14-hour drama,
continuing the triumphant
saga of one family's emer
gence from slavery through
the harsh years of Reconstruc
tion and on through author
Haley's search for his roots,
will be presented Sunday
through Friday and conclude
on SUNDAY, FEB. 25.
diuiiuuu oioaaara, senior
Vice President of Dramatic
Programs, Motion Pictures
and Novels for Television,
said, "The unprecedented
popularity that made 'Roots'
an instant and premanent
classic proves that Alex
Haley's story really reflects
much more than one family's
experience. Millions of Amer
icans watched and identified
with the descendants of Κ un ta
Kinte as they fought for family
unity and individual dignity.
This continuation of their
story is like meeting the child
ren of old and treasured
friends.
"ABC was delighted to pre
sent David Wolper's product
ion of the Original 'Roots.' It is
with even greater pride and
satisfaction that we now pre
sent the conclusion of this
V remarkable saga.
" imriprtnnlt
this continuation of 'Roots'
with great concern that the
quality and breadth of the
original would be maintained.
In this regard, I am pleased to
report that the new production
exceeds our expectations and
hopes."
"Roots: The Next Generat
ions," based on Haley's origi
nal "Roots." his new book,
WUTV Selects
4 Wingate
College Students
Four Wingate College stu
dents have been selected by
audition to perform in a
WBTV, Channel 3, Charlotte
television special for the
Christmas season. They also
performed on a Thanksgiving
Day special as members of
Unity Singers.
The Wingate students are
Lisa Jackson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence
Jackson of Fayetteville; Ant
hony Morrison, son of Mrs.
Earlie Morrison of Fayette
ville; Joseph Few, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Horace M. Few of
Kiaeimmee, Fla. ; and Keith ι
Laney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Laney, Jr., of Mar
km.
The collegians will be mem
ber· of a lJ-voice ensemble
performing Anita Kerr's
arrangements of "A Christ
Alex Haley
"My Search for Roots," and
additional material provided
by the author, follows four
more generations of the fam
ily descended from Kunta
Kinte. Beginning in 1882 with
Tom Harvey (son of Chicken
George) and his family, the
film chronicles the passions
and progress of nearly 100
turbulent and emotionally
wrenching years of American
history, leading up to the
emergence of Alex Haley
( played by James Earl Jones)
and the writing of "Roots."
The cast of "Roots: The
Next Generations" boasts a
list of stars including (in
alphabetical order): George
Stanford Brown, Diahann
Carroll, Ossie Davis, Ruby
Dee, Olivia de Havilland,
Ja'net DuBois, Henry Fonda,
A1 Freeman, Jr., Andy Griff
ith, Dorian Harewood, Rafer
Johnson, James Earl Jones,
Avon Long, Claudia McNeill,
Carmen McRae. Lynne
Moody, Harry Morgan, lireg
Morris, Delia Reese, Bea
Richards^ Stan Shaw, Marc
Singer and Richard Thomas.
The original "Roots" intro
duced many exciting new
comers to television-most
notably LeVar Burton, who
starred as Κ un ta Kinte-and
the new production will conti
t
Ossie Davis
nue that tradition, with new
stars including Bever-Leigh
Banfield, Fay Hauser, Brian
Mitchell and Debbi Morgan.
"Roots: The Next Generat
ions" is being produced by
Stan Margulies, who served in
the same capacity on
"Roots," and is again being
supervised by executive pro
ducer David L. Wolper (win
ner of 20 Emmys, three Pea
body Award and an Oscar).
Ernest Kinoy, who was co
winner (with William Blinn)
first three hours of "Roots,"
supervised the scripts and
wrote the first three screen
plays. Other writers are Syd
ney A. Glass, Thad Mumford
and Daniel Wilcox, and John
McGreevey.
John Erman, who won a
director's Guild Award and an
Emmy nomination for his sen
sitive direction of one hour of
the original "Roots," has dir
ected six hours of the continu
ation.—Other—directors art
Charles S. Dubin (4 hours),
George Stanford Brown (who ·
also stars, in "Roots" and in
the continuation, as Tom Har
vey) and Lloyd Richards.
The original broadcast of
"Roots" in 1977, which was
seen by an estimated audience
of 130 million people, earned a
treasure house of awards-in
cluding a record 37 Emmy
nominations-and critical
judgments such as "it is not
only monumental; it is gripp
ing, mind-piercing, soui-sear
ing viewing experience"
(Tony LaCamera, Boston
Herald-American) and "popu
lar entertainment has...taken
a significant step forward"
(John O'Connor, New York
Times).
Time magazine, which
recently predicted that
"Roots: The Next Genera
tions" will "surely justify the
(spectacular) advance bill
ing," called the original "No
longer just a beslselling book
and a boffo TV production, but
a social phenomenon, a poten
tially important bookmark in
. U.S. race relations."
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