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"TR: AN AMERICAN LION" TO BE SEEN ON HISTORY CHANNEL IN 2003
Four-Hour Documentary Features Richard Dreyfus As Voice of TR
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"TR: An American Lion," a new four-hour documentary special will be seen on the History Channel on TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2003 and WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2003. The film, produced by Greystone and directed by David DeVries, features interviews and commentary by such noted historians and TR experts as Edmund Morris, H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley, James MacGregor Burns, John Milton Cooper, Susan Dunn, and John Allen Gable as well as interviews with members of the Roosevelt family, including Edith Derby Williams, Nancy Roosevelt Jackson, Tweed Roosevelt, and Theodore Roosevelt, IV. The narrator is Edward Hermann, the noted actor , and Richard Dreyfus, the famous screen star, does the voice of Theodore Roosevelt.
Historic film footage - including scenes never before used in any documentary (such as some rare shots of First Lady Edith Roosevelt) - and historic photographs are used in conjunction with reenacted scenes from TR's life in History Channel's American Lion.
The five TR reenactors include Jonathan Roosevelt, Jr., who is a great great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, and James Foote, an impersonator of TR who has appeared all over the country in recent years. A special preview of the program was shown in Buffalo, NY at the conference on TR in October. Scenes were shot in the Badlands of North Dakota, at the NY State Capitol in Albany, TR Birthplace in New York City, Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, NY, and elsewhere.
TRA Members: Please spread the word about "TR: An American Lion." Times of showing vary by region on January 21-22, 2003, so check local listings. This would be a good event to hold viewer parties of local TRA members. The TRA was instrumental in the production of this documentary at every stage of development. While this documentary is not yet available for purchase, the TRA maintains a sales stock of other TR documentaries on video: My Father the President, The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt (available on DVD as well as videotape), Theodore Roosevelt ("American Experience" with David McCullough), and Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider to Rushmore ("A&E Biography"). Check with the TRA Office for further information.
One of the important jobs of the TRA, supported by your dues dollars, is aiding in the production of documentaries, helping historians and writers, assisting newspapers and magazines, and providing information to students and the general public so that the public is educated about Theodore Roosevelt's life and ideals.
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