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Free to Be… You and Me
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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.
Creators
Bill Davis
director
Len Steckler
director
Fred Wolf
director
Lucille Clifton
writer
Herb Gardner
writer
Dan Greenburg
writer
Carl Reiner
writer
Betty Miles
writer
Mary Rodgers
writer
Shel Silverstein
writer
Peter Stone
writer
Phil Ressner
writer
Charlotte Zolotow
writer
Bruce Hart
writer
Norman Steinberg
writer
Alan Uger
writer
Carole Hart
writer
Marlo Thomas
writer
Cast
Marlo Thomas
actor
Alan Alda
actor
Mel Brooks
actor
Billy De Wolfe
actor
Rosey Grier
actor
Michael Jackson
actor
Kris Kristofferson
actor
Tom Smothers
actor
Cicely Tyson
actor
Dionne Warwick
actor
Stuart Pankin
actor
Dustin Hoffman
actor
June Angela
actor
Carol Channing
actor
Rafer Johnson
actor
