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  • American Experience The Polio Crusade (Season 21, Episode 2)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Polio Crusade (Season 21, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease
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Feb 2, 2009 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Samuel L. Katz
Self - Scientist Self - Scientist   See fewer
Kathryn Black
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Julius Youngner
Self - Scientist, Salk's Lab Self - Scientist, Salk's Lab   See fewer
David Oshinsky
Self - Author, Polio: An American Story Self - Author, Polio: An American Story   See fewer
Larry Becker
Self - Polio Survivor Self - Polio Survivor   See fewer
John Troan
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Peter Salk
Self - Son of Jonas Salk (as Peter L. Salk) Self - Son of Jonas Salk (as Peter L. Salk)   See fewer
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Jimmy Durante
Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage) Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage)   See fewer
Judy Garland
Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage) Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage)   See fewer
Randy Kerr
Self - First Recipient of Salk's Polio Vaccine (archive footage) Self - First Recipient of Salk's Polio Vaccine (archive footage)   See fewer
Basil O'Connor
Self - Founder of the March of Dimes (archive footage) Self - Founder of the March of Dimes (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Offit
Self - Scientist (as Paul A. Offit) Self - Scientist (as Paul A. Offit)   See fewer
Mickey Rooney
Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage) Self - March of Dimes Spokesperson (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Albert Sabin
Self - Critic of Jonas Salk (archive footage) (as Dr. Albert Sabin) Self - Critic of Jonas Salk (archive footage) (as Dr. Albert Sabin)   See fewer
Jonas Salk
Self - Developer of Polio Vaccine (archive footage) Self - Developer of Polio Vaccine (archive footage)   See fewer
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