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Will Geer: America's Grandpa (2018)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 31M

Director : Mark Rappaport

Synopsis

Blacklisted gay communist 1940’s character actor Will Geer became Grandpa Walton in the hit series “The Waltons”. How so?

Actors

Will Geer
Will Geer
Seamus Morrison
Seamus Morrison
Narrator

Crews

Mark Rappaport
Mark Rappaport
Director

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