To the Manor Born Preview
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages that claim actor Glenn Close and director John Waters as descendants, introducing ancestors who are as bold and independent as they are.
Previews + Extras
Grandmothers Great Spirit
S7 E1 - 41s
Glenn Close remembers meeting a woman who had known her grandmother and being told, "she knew how to enter a room."
Glenn Close’s Relative Was Disowned by the Quakers
S7 E1 - 1m 8s
Henry Louis Gates Jr. informs Glenn Close that the Quakers disowned her ancestor in 1843.
Related to Royalty
S7 E1 - 54s
Glenn Close discovers that she is eighth cousins with Princess Diana
The Howdy Doody Show Inspired John Waters
S7 E1 - 44s
John Waters discusses how, when he was a child, he attended a Howdy Doody show and, at that moment, knew he wanted a career in entertainment.
Catholic Divorce Scandal
S7 E1 - 1m 19s
John Waters discusses how his Catholic grandmother's divorce was seen as a scandal.
Family Fortune
S7 E1 - 1m 23s
John Waters discovers his great-great-grandmother sued his great-grandmother for their fortune.
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