You Are There Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin (May 27, 1793) (Season 4, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Drama, History

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Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin (May 27, 1793) (Season 4, Episode 11)

TV Episode | Drama, History

The events surrounding Eli Whitney's unveiling of a working model of his revolutionary gin. The story follows Whitney to Washington, where he had great difficulty patenting his machine.

Writer

Shirley Gordon (written by)

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 27, 1955

Release date

Nov 27, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
John Larch Eli Whitney Eli Whitney See fewer	Dirty Harry (1971)
Barbara Billingsley Catherine Green Catherine Green See fewer	Airplane! (1980)
Paul Birch Maj. Pendleton Maj. Pendleton See fewer	Queen of Outer Space (1958)
Whit Bissell Maj. Forsythe Maj. Forsythe See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Peter Brocco Travelling Man Travelling Man See fewer	Spartacus (1960)
Walter Coy Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson See fewer	The Searchers (1956)
Michael Emmet Phineas Miller Phineas Miller See fewer	Night of the Blood Beast (1958)
Roy Engel Planter Planter See fewer	Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
DeForest Kelley Maj. Bremen Maj. Bremen See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Tyler McVey Captain Captain See fewer	Night of the Blood Beast (1958)