That he was a Presbyterian minister was well-known. Rogers' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was pioneering children's educational programming, premiering in 1968 and continuing, with a four-year hiatus, until 2001.Rogers was more than just a tv performer, which I always knew, but also a great deal more than I was aware of. This is a biography of Fred Rogers, an icon of children's television for decades. An engaging story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children.
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