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American Playhouse•Season 6•Episode 7

Eleanor: In Her Own Words

9.3/10 · 28 votesMar 9, 198760 min

Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 6•+0.8 vs season avg

A one-woman show featuring Lee Remick as former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who gives forth with her views — many controversial at the time and which infuriated the right wing of both parties, as they still do today — on integration, women's rights, communism, and

Directed byMark Cullingham

Written byRussell Vandenbroucke

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Episode Summary

"Eleanor: In Her Own Words" is episode 7 of American Playhouse season 6. It scored 9.3/10 from 28 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Mark Cullingham and written by Russell Vandenbroucke, it aired on March 9, 1987.

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