Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
Full Cast of Free to Be… You and Me
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Mel Brooks
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Rosey Grier
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Michael Jackson
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Dionne Warwick
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Dustin Hoffman
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Carol Channing
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Bobby Morse
Peter DuPre
Ron Marshall
Crew of Free to Be… You and Me
Full backstage crew list →- Released on March 11, 1974