I'll Fly Away (1991)
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I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well.
I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations.
After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.
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Cast & Crew.
Sam Waterston
Forrest Bedford
Regina Taylor
Lilly Harper
Jeremy London
Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford
Ashlee Levitch
Francie Bedford
Joshua Brand
Writer
John Falsey
Writer
Bill Cobbs
Lewis Coleman
John Aaron Bennett
John Morgan Bedford
Kathryn Harrold
Christina LeKatzis
Peter Simmons
Paul Slocum
Peter Simmons
Paul Slocum
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Adlaine Harper
Brad Sullivan
Coach Zollicofer Weed
Henry Bromell
Producer / Writer
David Chase
Executive Producer / Director / Writer
Barbara Hall
Executive Producer / Writer
John Forrest Niss
Producer
Ian Sander
Producer / Director
Jack Bender
Director
Michael Fresco
Director
Eric Laneuville
Director
James A. Contner
Director
Allan Arkush
Director
Mark Sobel
Director
Kevin Hooks
Director
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Director
Bruce Seth Green
Director
Scott Paulin
Director
Eugene Corr
Director
John David Coles
Director
Joe Napolitano
Director
Aaron Lipstadt
Director
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I'll Fly Away is an American television drama series that aired on NBC from October 7, 1991, to February 5, 1993. Set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state, it stars Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a Black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, played by Sam Waterston (the character's name is a twist on the name of Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan). As the show progresses, Lilly becomes increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, which eventually pulls in her employer as well.
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