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"American Experience" The Polio Crusade (TV Episode 2009) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sarah Colt

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Sarah Colt ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Samuel L. Katz ... Self - Scientist
Kathryn Black ... Self - Writer
Julius Youngner ... Self - Scientist, Salk's Lab
David Oshinsky ... Self - Author, Polio: An American Story
Larry Becker ... Self - Polio Survivor
John M. Johnson ... Self
Eugene F. Warren ... Self
Betty Cook Brown ... Self
Eleanor Sage ... Self
John Troan ... Self - Journalist
Peter Salk ... Self - Son of Jonas Salk (as Peter L. Salk)
Linda Hunt ... Self - Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne B. Crockett-Stark ... Self
Jimmy Durante ... Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage)
Judy Garland ... Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage)
Randy Kerr ... Self - First Recipient of Salk's Polio Vaccine (archive footage)
Basil O'Connor ... Self - Founder of the March of Dimes (archive footage)
Paul Offit ... Self - Scientist (as Paul A. Offit)
Mickey Rooney ... Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt ... Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage)
Albert Sabin ... Self - Critic of Jonas Salk (archive footage) (as Dr. Albert Sabin)
Jonas Salk ... Self - Developer of Polio Vaccine (archive footage)

Produced by 

Susan Bellows ... series producer
Sarah Colt ... producer
Sharon Grimberg ... series producer
Stephanie Mills ... associate producer
Susan Mottau ... coordinating producer
Mark Samels ... executive producer

Music by 

John Kusiak
P. Andrew Willis

Cinematography by 

Stephen McCarthy

Editing by 

Randall MacLowry

Art Direction by 

Amy R. Strong ... (as Amy Strong)

Costume Design by 

Rosa J. Colón ... (as Rosa Colón)

Production Management 

Vanessa Ezersky ... post-production manager
Glenn Fukushima ... post-production manager
Greg Shea ... post-production manager
Nancy Sherman ... production manager

Art Department 

Alison Kennedy ... designer

Sound Department 

Glenn E. Berkovitz ... sound recordist
Dan Fulton ... assistant sound editor
John Jenkins ... sound mixer
George Shafnaker ... sound recordist
Ira Spiegel ... sound editor
Peter Waggoner ... re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Dustinn Craig ... additional photographer
Chris Nickerson ... key grip
Ken Perham ... gaffer
Dick Williams ... assistant camera

Animation Department 

Alisa Placas Frutman ... photo animator (as Alisa Placas)

Editorial Department 

Bert Aldridge ... editorial consultant
Michael H. Amundson ... colorist / on-line editor
Seth Bomse ... editorial consultant
Spencer Gentry ... on-line editor
David LaCarubba ... assistant editor
Owen Williams ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Kady Buchanan ... location assistant
Helen Ryan Dobrowski ... location assistant (as Helen Ryan)
Juliana Flores ... location assistant
Stoney M. Hays ... location assistant
Marc A. Hutchins ... location assistant
David Brown Massey ... location assistant
Keith Parish ... location assistant

Music Department 

Si-Jing Huang ... musician: violin
Rob Jaret ... score preparation
Charles Kuskin ... composer: theme music
Ronan Lefkowitz ... musician: violin
Mark Ludwig ... musician: viola
Tom Martin ... musician: clarinet
Richard Sebring ... musician: french horn
P. Andrew Willis ... musician: synthesizer

Additional Crew 

Helen Blaschke ... extra
Laura Bowman ... marketing
Rachel Buchanan ... archival researcher
William Castañeda ... extra
Joy Conley ... archival researcher
Maria Daniels ... multimedia director
Noah Dephoure ... extra
Kelsey Dorwart ... project administrator
James E. Dunford ... series manager
Susana Fernandes ... project administrator
Jay Fialkov ... legal
Janice Flood ... legal
Pamela Gaudiano ... project administrator
Jen Holmes ... marketing
Maureen Jordan ... legal
Scott Kardel ... legal
Johanna Kovitz ... transcriptor
David Brown Massey ... intern
Paul Offit ... academic advisor (as Paul A. Offit)
David Oshinsky ... senior consultant
Lauren Prestileo ... publicist
Patrick Ramirez ... marketing
Karen Rowan ... fact checker
Genevieve Wanucha ... research assistant
Karen Weitzel ... transcriptor
Helen K.C. Yung ... accountant

Thanks 

Russ Barbour ... special thanks
Peter Coletta ... special thanks
Buffy Colt ... special thanks
Jim Colt ... special thanks
Noah Dephoure ... special thanks
Darran Fowler ... special thanks
Charlie Friday ... special thanks
Dana Friday ... special thanks
Doris Haag ... special thanks
Cathy Culver Hively ... special thanks
Beatrice Manz ... special thanks
Kathy Reynolds ... special thanks
Sue Ellen Riddell ... special thanks
Barbara Morgan Roberts ... special thanks
David W. Rose ... special thanks
Michael D. Shadix ... special thanks
Frank Vitale ... special thanks
Eugene F. Warren ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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