Free to Be… You and Me

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.

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  Marlo Thomas

  Self - Host
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  Alan Alda

  Self
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  Harry Belafonte

  Self
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  Mel Brooks

  Baby Boy (voice)
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  Rita Coolidge

  Self
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  Billy De Wolfe

  The Principal (voice)
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  Roberta Flack

  Self / Young Girl
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  Rosey Grier

  Self
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  Michael Jackson

  Self / Young Boy
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  Kris Kristofferson

  Self