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A little kindness makes a world of difference. - Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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Title: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Release Date: 29 Jun 2018

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Tremolo Productions, Impact Partners, Independent Lens, PBS

Production Companies: Tremolo Productions, Impact Partners, Independent Lens, PBS

Overview: For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

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Average Vote: 8 (543 votes)

Cast

  • Self - TV Producer: Margaret Whitmer
  • Self - Journalist and Fred's Friend: Tom Junod
  • Self - Fred's Wife: Joanne Rogers
  • Self - Fred's Son: Jim Rogers
  • Self - Fred's Biographer: Max King
  • Self - Child Development Advisor: Hedda Sharapan
  • Self - Actress / Mrs. McFeely: Betty Seamans
  • Self - Fred Rogers Center Co-director: Junlei Li
  • Self - Actor / Handyman Negri: Joe Negri
  • Self - Actor / Mr. McFeely: David Newell
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