Biography Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit (Season 6, Episode 12)
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TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Biography

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit (Season 6, Episode 12)

TV-14

TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, Biography, History

One of this century's most respected and admired figures, she was a humanitarian who transformed the place of women in society, and in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt created the tradition of the activist First Lady. A pioneer among ...See moreOne of this century's most respected and admired figures, she was a humanitarian who transformed the place of women in society, and in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt created the tradition of the activist First Lady. A pioneer among Presidents' wives, she formed a staff, held press conferences, and defined an agenda beyond that of homemaker. She fought for Civil Rights, for women and the oppressed. Yet this towering public figure was also an orphan whose family was destroyed by alcoholism, the unhappy wife of a philandering husband, and a passionate friend. Experts and scholars finally succeed in connecting her public and private lives in this unique and intimate portrait. Revisit the complete, inspiring life story of Eleanor Roosevelt, champion of freedom and human dignity. See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Marian Anderson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Debaters (2007)
Edgar Bergen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
James M. Cox Self - 1920 Presidential Nominee, Democrat Party (archive footage) Self - 1920 Presidential Nominee, Democrat Party (archive footage) See fewer	For the People (1914)
Steve Gillon Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	History in the Making: FDR (2005)
Anna Roosevelt Halsted Self - Daughter of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt (archive footage) See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
Averell Harriman Self - U.S. Ambassador, Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - U.S. Ambassador, Soviet Union (archive footage) See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
Jawaharlal Nehru Self - Prime Minister, India (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister, India (archive footage) See fewer	Bharat Ek Khoj (1988)
Jack Perkins Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator See fewer	Sapporo 1972: XI Olympic Winter Games (1972)
Jennings Randolph Self - U.S. Senator, West Virginia (archive footage) Self - U.S. Senator, West Virginia (archive footage) See fewer	Huey Long (1985)
Eleanor Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (as Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) Self (archive footage) (as Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) See fewer	Women in Defense (1941)
Elliott Roosevelt Self - Father of Eleanor Roosevelt (archive footage) Self - Father of Eleanor Roosevelt (archive footage) See fewer	The Roosevelt Story (1947)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
James Roosevelt Self - Son of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt (archive footage) Self - Son of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt (archive footage) See fewer	Pot o' Gold (1941)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Simple Gifts (1977)
Joseph Stalin Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)
Adlai Stevenson Self - U.S. Ambassador, United Nations (archive footage) Self - U.S. Ambassador, United Nations (archive footage) See fewer	Startime (I) (1959)
U Thant Self - Secretary-General, United Nations (archive footage) Self - Secretary-General, United Nations (archive footage) See fewer	One Pair of Eyes (1967)