Booker 40 years old

Set in the 1860's South, Booker is the impassioned story of the boy who struggled through slavery to found the Tuskegee Institute. Through the eyes of nine-year-old Booker T. Washington, viewers witness the end of the Civil War, the cruelties that endured after slavery was abolished, and the hard work that led Booker to education and true freedom. Booker is a one-hour drama based on the childhood of Booker T. Washington and his quest for education in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. Booker was shown nationally on PBS by the series, WONDERWORKS and subsequently on the Disney Channel, the BBC, and throughout the world. Booker continues to be broadcast and used in thousands of schools in America and abroad. The film was chosen as among the top 10 best home video release for children by Parenting Magazine and best script for a children's drama by the Writer's Guild of America.

Credits

Shelley Duvall as Laura

CCH Pounder as Jane

Judge Reinhold as Newt

LeVar Burton as Davis

Thalmus Rasulala as Stepfather

Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice

Booker Cast

Name	Character
Shelley Duvall She was 35, now 75 years old	as Laura
CCH Pounder She was 31, now 71 years old	as Jane
Judge Reinhold He was 27, now 67 years old	as Newt
LeVar Burton He was 27, now 67 years old	as Davis
Thalmus Rasulala He was 44, 51 years old when he died	as Stepfather
Mel Stewart He was 55, 72 years old when he died	as Reverend Rice
Marian Mercer She was 48, 75 years old when she died	as Mrs. Ruffner
Tony Haney	as Monroe
James Bond III	as John

Booker Crew

Name	Department
Stan Lathan as Director. He was 39 (now 79) years old	Directing
Charles Eric Johnson as Writer.	Writing

Booker (40 years)

Release day: Monday, October 01, 1984
Runtime: 60 minutes