Backstairs at the white house 1979 miniseries marathon. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. A visitor captures lillians interest, leading to a quickie virginia wedding, but her new husband is unable to find a job and lillian remains in her job. Backstairs at the white house full frame on tcm shop. This is the combined biography of two domestic servants, a mother and her daughter, each of whom worked for thirty years in the white house. Backstairs at the white can be melodramatic youre not married to me, youre married to the white house, lillians estranged husband tells her at one point, but it never descends to soap opera. The lives of the white house staff during the presidential terms of william howard taft, woodrow wilson, and warren g. Backstairs at the white house 1979 solid historical drama in the vein of roots, with many cast members to share, backstairs at the white house is a warm miniseries, a strange thing to say about what should be a dry political lesson. Backstairs at the white house tv miniseries 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lillian rogers parks photo 1 book cover, my thirty years backstairs at the white house, 1961. The series starred leslie uggams starred as lillian rogers parks and olivia cole as her mother maggie rogers.
My thirty years backstairs at the white house by lillian. Backstairs at the white house tv miniseries 1979 imdb. My thirty years backstairs at the white house is a 1961 autobiographical novel by lillian rogers parks written with frances spatz leighton. Backstairs at the white house is a 1979 nbc television miniseries based on the book my thirty years backstairs. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. I watched this miniseries when it first aired and became enthralled by lillian rogers parks experiences working on the white house s housekeeping staff.
The depression hits even the white house, with pay cuts for the staff while mrs. Backstairs at the white house published by user, 19 years ago this book is a fascinating look at the people who are a integral part of the white house the staff and the occupants. Backstairs at the white house 1979 rotten tomatoes. My thirty years backstairs at the white house wikipedia. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The short list of alltime best american miniseries would have to include backstairs at the white house 1979, a superb drama following the mostly black white house staff through eight presidential administrations, from taft through eisenhower. Played by tania johnson as a teenager and by leslie uggams as an adult, lillian rogers parks served for 52 years as a. Find similar and related movies for backstairs at the white house 1979 on allmovie.
Backstairs at the white house 1979 related allmovie. The series, produced by ed friendly productions, is the story of behind the scenes workings of the white house and the relationship between the staff and the. It is inspired by wil haygoods washington post article a butler well served by this election loosely based on the real life of eugene allen, who worked in the white house for decades, the film stars forest whitaker as cecil. Helen thomas, upi white house reporter 0 washington, feb. Backstairs at the white house is a 1979 nbc television miniseries based on the book my thirty years backstairs at the white house by lillian rogers parks with frances spatz leighton. Watch backstairs at the white house season 1 episode 3. Two white house maids, a remarkable mother and her da. The official channel for backstairs at the white house, a 1979 nbc television miniseries based on the book my thirty years backstairs at the white house by l. Backstairs at the white house was incredibly enjoyable.
Leaving me baskets coverd with white towels swelling the house with their plenty. As a television miniseries, backstairs is pretty above average for its time and holds up pretty well. The series was adapted from a biographymemoir written by lillian rogers parks 18971997, who. The acting was super and the perspective very interesting.
When the kennedys moved in, jackie kennedy made the staff sign a paper to the effect that they would not divulge any white house secrets. View booth gardners biography washington secretary of state. Blacklisted in the 40s and 50s during the mccarthy antisocialist movement, this veteran actor had a brilliant career on stage and television. His wife died of an asthma attack at the 1986 oscars. Two generations of housekeepers experience life at the white house from the taft to eisenhower administrations. Lillian rogers parks began working as a maid and seamstress during the hoover administration in 1929 and remained at the white house until 1960, nearly to the end of the eisenhower administration. West, chief usher of the white house, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 pennsylvania avenueand coordinated its daily lifeat the request of the president and his family. This was such a fun read for me a few years ago and i recommend it all the time. The butler full title lee daniels the butler is a 20 american historical drama film directed and coproduced by lee daniels and with a screenplay by danny strong. As historical fiction its enjoyable enough, especially for someone like me who is interested in those early 20th century presidents. It is the true account of a woman and her daughter who worked in the white house from the time president taft took office until president kennedy was elected. It is the inspiring personal story of two extraordinary women who had a unique and privileged perspective of the people and events that shaped the first half of the 20th century.
Seattle pioneer arthur denny, the speaker of the house, pushed. In backstairs at the white house he played senator fall. Backstairs at the white house tv miniseries 1979 full. Apr 19, 2018 the lives of the white house staff during the presidential terms of william howard taft, woodrow wilson, and warren g. Parks memoir was adapted for an nbc television miniseries, backstairs at the white house, in 1979. History buff or someone who loves a little behindthescenes. A concise introduction to american literature galileo open. Solid historical drama in the vein of roots, with many cast members to share, backstairs at the white house is a warm miniseries, a strange thing to say about what should be a dry political lesson. Lillian rogers park served through the eisenhower administration. Backstairs at the white house 1979 the movie database. Based on the bestselling memoirs of lillian rogers parks, the nbc miniseries backstairs at the white house traces over five decades of american political history as witnessed from the vantage point of the servants quarters. They did not heed the crashing torrents, and the roar of the elements made her laugh as. Lillian loses her jobs at the dress shop and movie theatre, and the household items she bought on credit are repossessed. Charlotte smuggled up the back stairs under her apron.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Backstairs at the white house is a 1979 nbc television miniseries based on the book my thirty. In 1909, he mother was hired by president taft, who was the first president ever to allow a black person to enter the white house. The title of the memoir was based on parks recollections of thirty years as a seamstress in the white house from 19311961 during the administrations of hoover, roosevelt, truman, and eisenhower. Fleet publishing corporation, 1961 presidents 346 pages. Backstairs at the white house by michael oherlihy leslie. I was so happy to find this book included in kindle unlimited. Backstairs at the white house works on several levels.
Season 1, episode 3 backstairs at the white house in part 3, the great depression of the hoover larry gates administration leads to the new deal of franklin d. Nbc aired the miniseries backstairs at the whitehouse in 1979 which was based on the book. Lillian and her mother maggie worked at the white house from the taft administration through the eisenhowers. A fascinating behindthescenes look at life on pennsylvania avenue with americas first families, by the man who spent nearly three decades in their midst j. Therefore, there will never be a post1961 backstairs at the white house though such a book would have been most delicious. The emmywinning makeup is convincing, and the emmynominated screenplay does an admirable job of compressing more than 50 years of history. The main character is lillian rogers parks, a maid at the white house for three decades and the author of the nonfiction book upon which this miniseries is based. Backstairs at the white house backstairs at the white house. There were red flannel and white cotton cloth in the house, but nothing blue. Backstairs at the white house is a terrific miniseries based on my thirty years backstairs at the white house, the autobiography of lillian rogers parks. The series, produced by ed friendly productions, is the story of behindthescenes workings of the white house and the relationship between the staff and the first families. The series, produced by ed friendly productions, is the story of behind the scenes workings of the white house and the relationship between the staff and the first families.
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