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Finding Your Roots
“Passing” Helps Rebecca Hall Uncover a Family Mystery
The book “Passing", which Rebecca Hall has directed for film, helps her bring her grandfather's ethnicity into focus.
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Larry David and Bernie Sanders join Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding Your Roots.
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Discover the family traditions of Julianna Margulies, Azar Nafisi and Lidia Bastianich.
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Discover pioneering families of Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros.
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Discover the risk-taking ancestors of Richard Branson, Maya Lin and Frank Gehry.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader discover their ancestry in Finding Your Roots.