I'll Fly Away 33 years old
I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well. I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations. After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.
Credits
Jeremy London
Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dorian Harewood He was 41 , now 74 years old | |
| Sam Waterston He was 50 , now 84 years old | |
| Bill Cobbs He was 57 , now 90 years old | |
| Kathryn Harrold She was 41 , now 74 years old | |
| Jeremy London He was 18 , now 52 years old | as Nathaniel 'Nathan' Bedford |
| Regina Taylor She was 31 , now 64 years old | |
| Frederick Weller He was 25 , now 58 years old | |
| Jordan Charney He was 54 , now 87 years old | |
| Zelda Harris She was 6 , now 39 years old | |
| Mary Alice She was 49 , now 83 years old | |
| Mary Alice She was 49 , now 83 years old | as Marguerite Peck |
| Ginnie Randall |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Henry Bromell Production He was 44 , 65 years old when he died | Producer |
| Henry Bromell Writing He was 44 , 65 years old when he died | Writer |
| David Chase Directing He was 46 , now 79 years old | Director |
| David Chase Production He was 46 , now 79 years old | Executive Producer |
| David Chase Writing He was 46 , now 79 years old | Writer |
| James A. Contner Directing He was 44 , now 77 years old | Director |
| Kevin Rodney Sullivan Directing He was 33 , now 66 years old | Director |
| Jack Bender Directing He was 42 , now 75 years old | Director |
| Bruce Seth Green Directing | Director |
| Allan Arkush Directing He was 43 , now 76 years old | Director |
| Kevin Hooks Directing He was 33 , now 66 years old | Director |
| Dee Johnson Writing She was 39 , now 72 years old | Writer |
| Aaron Lipstadt Directing He was 38 , now 72 years old | Director |
| Mark Sobel Directing | Director |
| Josef Anderson Writing | Writer |
| Marjorie David Writing | Writer |
| John David Coles Directing He was 90 , now 123 years old | Director |
| Eugene Corr Directing | Director |
I'll Fly Away (33 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1991-10-07
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 39