Finding Your Roots

In Search of Our Fathers

Stephen King’s father walked out on the family when Stephen was two years old and never returned; Courtney B. Vance’s father was a foster child and never knew who his biological parents were and Gloria Reuben’s father was 78 years old when she was born — he died when she was young. Henry Louis Gates solves the mystery of their paternal ancestry and introduces them to relatives they never knew.

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Three guests who know almost nothing about their fathers’ histories: Stephen King’s father walked out on the family when he was only two years old, and never returned; Courtney Vance wants to learn more about his true roots after the tragic suicide of his father, a foster child who never knew the identity of his biological parents; and Gloria Reuben’s father was 78 years old when she was born.

Previews + Extras

  • Courtney B. Vance's Fearless Ancestors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Courtney B. Vance's Fearless Ancestors

    S2 E1 - 2m 36s

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces Courtney B. Vance's fascinating family line back to a runaway slave turned Union Army soldier. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 2 premieres Tuesday, September 23 on PBS (check local listings).

  • Stephen King's Progressive Past: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stephen King's Progressive Past

    S2 E1 - 2m 27s

    Thanks to Professor Gates' research, Stephen King learns an enlightening fact about his Southern ancestors' journey.

  • Gloria Reuben's African Link: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gloria Reuben's African Link

    S2 E1 - 3m 11s

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals evidence about actress Gloria Reuben's 5th Great-Grandmother, an incredibly rare discovery that connects her family line back to Africa.

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