Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Also known asPalmerstown
GenreDrama
Created byAlex Haley
Developed byNorman Lear
StarringJonelle Allen
Bill Duke
Star-Shemah Bobatoon
Jermain Hodge Johnson
Beeson Carroll
Janice St. John
Michael J. Fox
Brian Godfrey Wilson
Kenneth White
Iris Korn (1981)
ComposersAl Schackman (season 1)
Jerrold Immel (season 2)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2[1]
No. of episodes17 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersNorman Lear
Alex Haley
Ronald Rubin
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesHaley Productions
T.A.T. Communications Company
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) –
June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09)
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Palmerstown, U.S.A.[2] (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981)[3] is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981.[4] It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley,[1][3] whose childhood was the basis for the series.[5] It tells the story of two nine-year-old boys in the rural Southern community of Palmerstown who become best friends during the Great Depression, despite one being black and the other being white.[6]

  1. ^ a b Bianculli, David (2017). The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9781101911327. page 290
  2. ^ Drew, Bernard Alger (2007). 100 Most Popular African American Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 123. ISBN 9781591583226. palmerstown usa.page 123
  3. ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (17 March 1981). "TV: THE RETURN OF 'PALMERSTOWN'". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "'Palmerstown' writer Willard Rodgers dies". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ Bogle, Donald (2015). Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781466894457.page 255
  6. ^ "The Story Behind HALEY & LEAR Television Team". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 3 April 1980. Retrieved 12 February 2018.