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.
Cast
Marlo Thomas
Self - Host
Alan Alda
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Mel Brooks
Baby Boy (voice)
Rita Coolidge
Self
Billy De Wolfe
The Principal (voice)
Roberta Flack
Self / Young Girl
Rosey Grier
Self
Michael Jackson
Self / Young Boy
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Bobby Morse
Dudley Pippin (voice)
Tom Smothers
Self
Cicely Tyson
Self
Dionne Warwick
Self
Peter DuPre
Self
Stuart Pankin
Man in the Maternity Ward
Dustin Hoffman
Self (scenes deleted)
June Angela
Self (uncredited)
Carol Channing
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Rafer Johnson
Self (uncredited)
Ron Marshall
Voices (uncredited)
Diana Sands
Self (uncredited)
Crew
Len Steckler
Director
Bill Davis
Director
Fred Wolf
Director
Bruce Hart
Writer
Norman Steinberg
Writer, Supervising Producer
Alan Uger
Writer
Carole Hart
Writer, Producer
Marlo Thomas
Writer, Producer
Betty Miles
Story
Mary Rodgers
Story
Shel Silverstein
Story
Dan Greenburg
Story
Peter Stone
Story
Lucille Clifton
Story
Carl Reiner
Story
Herb Gardner
Story
Phil Ressner
Book
Charlotte Zolotow
Book
Jim Hanley
Editor
Craig McKay
Editor
Larry M. Davis
Assistant Director
Frank L. Thompson
Costume Design
Dave Brain
Animation
Lynn Masters
Hairstylist
E. Thomas Case
Makeup Artist
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Hilton
Sound Mixer
Jerry D. Good
Executive In Charge Of Production
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