An American Family (1973)
Synopsis
Originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, a Santa Barbara upper-middle-class family, the groundbreaking program documented the breakup of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.
First Air Date: 1973-01-11
Last Air Date: 1973-03-29
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 12
Created By: Craig Gilbert
Networks: PBS
Top Cast
- Pat Loud as Self
- Bill Loud as Self
- Lance Loud as Self
- Kevin Loud as Self
- Grant Loud as Self
- Delilah Loud as Self
- Michelle Loud as Self
- Craig Gilbert as Narrator (voice)
- Kristian Hoffman as Self (uncredited)
- Thomas Russell as Self
Seasons
Specials (1983)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later
HBO's one-hour follow-up to the famed PBS documentary series,"An American Family" (1973), is a ten-year update on the Loud family and their reflections on becoming overnight media celebrities. Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond had remained friends with family members and knew the celebrity experience and the effects of divorce had changed them in many ways. The Raymonds filmed family members discussing their reactions to these events, intercutting the new footage with scenes from the 1973 PBS series. Although this HBO production was seen on HBO in 1983, it was not aired on PBS until 1991.
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Ep. 2: Lance Loud!: A Death in an American Family
A documentary. that is a follow-up of sorts to "American Family, An" (1973) , follows the life of Lance Loud, the son of the Loud family who came out on air, unprecedented on broadcast television. The show documents his life since til his death of AIDS and Hepatitis C in December of 2001.
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Ep. 3: An American Family 50th Anniversary Edition
In 1973, The WNET Group's groundbreaking documentary series, "An American Family," chronicled the real-life events of the William C. Loud family of Santa Barbara, California. Public television viewers watched the Loud family's daily lives unfold, including the family's divorce and son Lance's coming out, making the series a cultural watershed moment.
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