Free to Be... You & Me
Free to Be... You and Me
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.
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Cast
Marlo Thomas
Self
Self - Hostess
Alan Alda
Self
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Self
Mel Brooks
Baby Boy
Rita Coolidge
Self
Self
Billy De Wolfe
The Principal
Roberta Flack
Self
Self
Roberta Flack
Self
Young Girl
Roosevelt Grier
Self
Self
Michael Jackson
Self
Self
Michael Jackson
Self
Young Boy
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Self
