A documentary on television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal writer, and star of "The Goldbergs," a popular radio show for 17 years, which became television's very first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. Berg received the first Best Actress Emmy in history, and paved the way for women in the entertainment industry.
| Release Date: | Jul 2009 |
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| Genre: | Documentary / Biography |
| Cast: | Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Herself), Gertrude Berg (Herself (archive footage)), Lewis Berg (Himself (archive footage)), Sara Chase (Laura (voice)), Viola Harris (Herself), Norman Lear (Himself), Madeline Lee (Herself (as Madeline Guilford)), Arlene McQuade (Herself), Margaret Nagle (Herself), Susan Stamberg (Herself), Betty Walker (Mrs. Bertha Kramer (archive footage)), Roberta Wallach (Effie (voice)) |