Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Know Thyself (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Know Thyself (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Episode four takes up the search for the guests' ancestries where the historical record leaves off and links their distinctive family histories to the broader history of "the family of man."

Directors

Stephen Ives | Amanda Pollak

Writer

Henry Louis Gates Jr. (as Henry Louis Gates)

Producers

Stephen Altobello | Stephanie Carter | Stephen Ives | Amanda Pollak & 3 more

Composer

Michael Bacon

Cinematographers

Stephen McCarthy | Sam Shinn

Editors

Ed Barteski | Joanna Kiernan | George O'Donnell | Merril Stern | Michael Weingrad

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Updated Mar 3, 2010

Release date

Mar 3, 2010 (United States)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Elizabeth Alexander Self Self See fewer	Jake Tapper's Book Club (2022)
Mario Batali Self Self See fewer	Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Stephen Colbert Self Self See fewer	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Louise Erdrich Self Self See fewer	The Master Butcher (2019)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Malcolm Gladwell Self Self See fewer	Hexum
Eva Longoria Self (as Eva Longoria Parker) Self (as Eva Longoria Parker) See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
Yo-Yo Ma Self Self See fewer	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Mike Nichols Self Self See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Mehmet Oz Self (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) Self (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) See fewer	John Q (2002)
Nathaniel Pearson Self Self See fewer	Expedition Unknown (2015)
Meryl Streep Self Self See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Kristi Yamaguchi Self Self See fewer	D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)