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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Actor and musician Harry Connick, Jr. and legendary jazz musician Branford Marsalis share their love of jazz and New Orleans itself, but they both also have European immigrant ancestors who blazed unconventional trails in America.
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Writer
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (as Henry Louis Gates)
Producer
Composer
Michael Bacon (composed by)
Cinematographers
Sam Russell (as Samuel Z. Russell) | Graham Smith
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 25, 2012

Release date
Mar 25, 2012 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
2 nominations

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates)   See fewer
Harry Connick Jr.
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
Branford Marsalis
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
Art Green
Self - Civil War Historian, Mobile, Alabama Self - Civil War Historian, Mobile, Alabama   See fewer
Walter Johnson
Self - Historian, Harvard Self - Historian, Harvard   See fewer
Delores Marsalis
Self - Branford's Mother (as Dolores Marsalis) Self - Branford's Mother (as Dolores Marsalis)   See fewer
Ellis Marsalis
Self - Branford's Father Self - Branford's Father   See fewer
Greg Osborn
Self - Researcher, New Orleans Public Library Self - Researcher, New Orleans Public Library   See fewer
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