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"American Experience" Partners of the Heart (TV Episode 2002) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Bill Duke ... (re-creation sequences directed by)
Andrea Kalin ... (directed by)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Andrea Kalin ... (written by)
Lou Potter ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Morgan Freeman ... Narrator (voice)
Courtney B. Vance ... Voice of Vivien Thomas (voice)
Beau James Beau James ... Dr. Alfred Blalock
Christopher Haley ... Vivien Thomas (as Chris Haley)
Jane Leuders Jane Leuders ... Dr. Helen Taussig
John Dryden John Dryden ... Newsreel Voice (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Allenback Susan Allenback ... Extra (as Susan Allenbach)
Dean Avery Dean Avery ... Extra
Donna Barrett Donna Barrett ... Extra
Alfred Blalock Alfred Blalock ... Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Alfred Blalock)
Jim Brady Jim Brady ... Extra
Johnny Cassell Johnny Cassell ... Extra
Denton A. Cooley Denton A. Cooley ... Self (as Dr. Denton A. Cooley)
Sam De Crispino Sam De Crispino ... Extra (as Sam Decrispino)
Koco Eaton Koco Eaton ... Self (as Dr. Koco Eaton)
J. Alex Haller Jr. J. Alex Haller Jr. ... Self (as Dr. J. Alex Haller Jr.)
Reid Hill Reid Hill ... Extra
Rick Kain ... Extra
Paul Lazzati Paul Lazzati ... Extra
Tom McNutt Tom McNutt ... Extra
James Pasierb James Pasierb ... Extra
Joe Pinter ... Extra
Jeremy Rallings Jeremy Rallings ... Extra
Will Rosser Will Rosser ... Extra
Brian Schaffer Brian Schaffer ... Extra
Richard Scott Richard Scott ... Self (as Dr. Richard Scott)
Rowena Spencer Rowena Spencer ... Self (as Dr. Rowena Spencer)
Helen Taussig Helen Taussig ... Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Helen Taussig)
Vivien Theodore Thomas Vivien Theodore Thomas ... Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Vivien Thomas)
Desiree Marie Velez ... Extra (as Desiree Marie)
Levi Watkins Levi Watkins ... Self (as Dr. Levi Watkins)
Tony Williams ... Dr. Vivien Thomas at the Train Tracks

Produced by 

Monte Achenbach ... associate producer / executive producer: DVD / executive producer: eTV / executive producer: website
Skip Coblyn ... associate producer: re-creations / consulting producer
Rose M. Compagine ... post-production producer
Margaret Drain ... executive producer
James E. Dunford ... post-production producer
Sharon Grimberg ... series editor
Andrea Kalin ... producer
Susan Mottau ... coordinating producer: for American Experience
Mark Samels ... senior producer: for American Experience
Greg Shea ... post-production producer

Music by 

Joseph Vitarelli ... (original music composed by)

Cinematography by 

Nicholas Blair
John Rhode ... director of photography
Chris Scianella
Paul Young

Editing by 

Barbara Burst ... (edited by)
Susan Fanshel ... (edited by)

Production Design by 

Alison Kennedy ... series designer
Tim Stamey ... production designer: re-creations

Art Direction by 

Brian McKissick ... (art directed by)

Makeup Department 

Barbara York ... makeup artist / stylist

Production Management 

Rose M. Compagine ... post-production manager: for American Experience
James E. Dunford ... post-production manager: for American Experience
Tim Lorenz ... post-production supervisor
Greg Shea ... post-production manager: for American Experience
Karen Simon ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Skip Coblyn ... assistant director: re-creations
Bill Duke ... director of re-creations

Art Department 

Edward P. Beaver ... props: vintage cars
Dave Browne ... props: vintage cars
Sylvia Davis ... props
Victoria Harden ... props: antique lab equipment: National Institutes of Health
Casey Kaleba ... set construction
Gail Kalin ... props
Jane Leuders ... props
Michelle Lyons ... props: antique lab equipment: National Institutes of Health
Chris Mirabello ... set construction
Ana Maria Reis ... props (as Ana Marie Reis)
Steve Rose ... props: vintage cars
Karen Simon ... props / set dresser
John Stamberg ... props: vintage cars
Desiree Marie Velez ... props (as Desiree Marie)
John Williams ... set construction
Christine Burton ... props (uncredited)
Robin Coblyn ... props (uncredited)
Barbara York ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Brian Cunneff ... sound mixer
Skeeter Jarvis ... additional sound
John Jenkins ... sound mixer: for American Experience
Haven McKinney ... sound recordist
John Rigatuso ... sound effects

Visual Effects by 

Vivian Chang ... end title motion design: Runaway Pictures
Ken England ... flame design
Luis G. Portillo ... graphics / photographic animations

Camera and Electrical Department 

Louis Baker ... grip
James Ball ... additional assistant camera (as Jim Ball)
Nicholas Blair ... additional videographer
Dennis Boni ... additional photographer
Jamie Bradley ... gaffer
Kevin Coleman-Cohen ... grip (as Kevin Coleman)
Tim Fabrizio ... additional assistant camera
Max Fisher ... additional assistant camera
Nick Franco ... additional photographer / assistant camera / still photographer
Tim Gordon ... gaffer (as Tim P. Gordon)
Dave Goulding ... additional photographer
Rodney Gray ... grip
Casey Kaleba ... location grip
Mike Keelty ... gaffer / lighting director: re-creations
Claiborne Lashley ... gaffer (as Claiborne B. Lashley)
Chris Mirabello ... location grip
Noodles 'Rich' Moriarty ... additional photographer
Bob Perrin ... additional photographer
Aki Pressley ... grip
John Priebe ... gaffer
Michael J. Purbaugh ... gaffer (as Mike Purbaugh)
Chris Scianella ... additional videographer
David Smith ... still photographer
Marcus Smith ... additional photographer
Richard Stringer ... additional photographer (as R. A. Stringer)
John Williams ... location grip (as John Williams)
Paul Young ... additional videographer

Animation Department 

Luis G. Portillo ... graphic animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Christine Burton ... wardrobe
Robin Coblyn ... wardrobe
Gail Kalin ... vintage clothing
Charles Lonas ... Vintage Clothing: ITSI
Barbara York ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Stacey DiMuzio ... project manager: post-production
Loren Hankin ... assistant editor
Kevin McCarthy ... on-line editor
Chris Mills ... project manager: post-production
Elizabeth Norris ... project manager: post-production
Brian Paxson ... on-line assistant
Susan Roche ... film colorist
Mark Steele ... on-line editor: for American Experience
Jason Stoughton ... video colorist
Aljernon Tunsil ... assistant editor
Rachel Vasey ... assistant editor
Luis G. Portillo ... on-line editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Mark Adler ... music theme
Jorge Del Barrio ... conductor (as Jorge del Barrio) / orchestrator (as Jorge del Barrio)
Joe Delia ... composer: songs / performer: songs
Bradford Ellis ... additional music production (as Brad Ellis and Nicholas Viterelli)
David Franco ... music producer / music supervisor
Ken Gruberman ... music preparation (as Kenneth Gruberman)
Allan K. Rosen ... music editor
Nicholas Viterelli ... additional music production (as Brad Ellis and Nicholas Viterelli)

Additional Crew 

Monte Achenbach ... researcher
Ron Ambramson ... legal representation: Hughes, Hubbard and Reed, LLP
Peggy Appleman ... archival research: Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Johanna Baker ... publicist: for American Experience
Louis Baker ... intern: Howard University
R. Robinson Baker ... medical advisor (as R. Robinson Baker M.D.)
Thelma Battle ... archival source
Jarrett Bellini ... additional intern (as Jarret Bellini)
Tony Bisceglie ... legal representation: Bisceglie and Walsh
Louise Cavagnara ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University
Allegra Chatterjee-Gang ... production assistant (as Allegra Chatterjee)
Rachel Clift ... researcher
Leane Clifton ... researcher (as Leanne Clifton)
Robin Coblyn ... researcher
Barry Cohn ... archival research: American Medical Association
Kevin Coleman-Cohen ... intern: Howard University (as Kevin Coleman)
Denton A. Cooley ... medical advisor (as Denton A. Cooley M.D.)
Jeff Corman ... archival research: Enoch Pratt Free Library
Denise Couture ... director of development
Wayne Coy ... legal representation: Cohn & Marks, LLP
Maria Daniels ... new media director: for American Experience
Glenn Dixon ... executive consultant
Don Doyle ... academic advisor (as Don Doyle Ph. D.)
John Egerton ... academic advisor
Mitch Eisen ... researcher
Leshawna Fair ... intern: Howard University
Nancy Farrell ... project administrator: for American Experience
Elizabeth Fee ... academic advisor (as Elizabeth Fee Ph. D.)
Jay Fialkov ... legal: for American Experience
Sy Friedman ... archival source: Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
Lorraine Gillette ... intern: Howard University
Victoria Goldberg ... additional support
Rodney Gray ... production assistant
Xavier Green ... intern: Howard University
J. Alex Haller Jr. ... medical advisor (as J. Alex Haller Jr. M.D.)
Tom Hollowak ... archival research: University of Baltimore
Silvia Holmes Gaines ... production assistant (as Sylvia Holmes)
Amanda Isen ... additional intern
Debra Jackson ... administrative assistant
Sara Jackson ... archival research: Getty Images
Herman Jaffe ... transcriptions
Ravi Jain ... production coordinator: new media: for American Experience
Toni Ann Johnson ... creative consultant
Maureen Jordan ... legal: for American Experience
Marcia Kalin ... additional support (as Dr. Marcia Kalin)
Marilyn Kalin ... additional support
Milton Kalin ... additional support (as Dr. Milton Kalin)
Kitty King ... researcher
Peter Kovler ... additional support
Alan Kraut ... academic advisor (as Alan Kraut Ph. D.)
Astrid Kusser ... researcher
Nikki Lewis ... intern: Howard University
Joseph Lorsong ... project accountant
Strawberry Luck ... archival research: Vanderbilt University
Lori Markowitz ... additional support
Stephen Markowitz ... additional support (as Dr. Stephen Markowitz)
David McBride ... academic advisor (as David McBride Ph. D.)
Nancy McCall ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University
Mattie McHollin ... archival research: Meharry Medical College Archives
Garland McLaurin ... intern: Howard University (as Garland MacLaurin)
Joan Miller ... archival research: Texas Heart Institute
Thom Miller ... archival source: Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
James Mirabello ... production associate / production associate: infantry grunt / researcher
Reavis L. Mitchell Jr. ... academic advisor (as Reavis Mitchell Ph.D.)
Nelson Morgan ... archival research: University of Georgia
Greg Morris ... intern: Howard University
LeBarry Mosley ... production assistant
Catherine Neil ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University (as Dr. Catherine Neil)
Daphne B. Noyes ... publicist: for American Experience
Carleton Overstreet ... production assistant
Niya Palmer ... intern: Howard University
John Parascondola ... academic advisor (as John Parascondola Ph. D.)
James Pittman ... archival research
Natasha Rainey ... intern: Howard University
Jennifer Rallo ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University
Kathryn Randall ... project controller
Steven Rayport ... additional support (as Dr. Steven Rayport)
Charles Reagan Wilson ... academic advisor (as Charles Reagan Wilson Ph. D.)
Joseph Reidy ... academic advisor (as Joseph Reidy Ph. D.)
Dale Roth Levitz ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University
Jared Rudenstein ... additional intern
Vanessa Ruiz Ezersky ... project administrator: for American Experience (as Vanessa Ruiz)
Helen R. Russell ... project administrator: for American Experience
Richard N. Scott ... medical advisor (as Richard N. Scott M.D.)
Gerald Shorb ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University
Robbi Siegel ... archival research: Getty Images
Karen Simon ... outreach supervisor / researcher
Mark Sober ... archival research: Enoch Pratt Free Library
Rebekah Suggs ... project administrator: for American Experience
Blake Swensrud ... additional support
Melissa Swensrud ... additional support
David A. Taylor ... creative consultant (as David Taylor)
Mary Teloh ... archival research: Vanderbilt University
Thora Thatcher ... transcriptions
Jim Thweatt ... archival research: Vanderbilt University
Michelle Tucker ... archival research: Saranac Lake Free Library
Eli Turner ... intern: Howard University
John Van Hagen ... business manager: for American Experience
Wanakhavi Wahisi ... production assistant
Levi Watkins ... medical advisor (as Levi Watkins Jr. M.D.)
Kathy Watson ... archival research: Texas Heart Institute
Elizabeth Wells ... archival research: Samford University, AL
Michael Wilson ... intern: Howard University
Marjorie Winslow-Kehoe ... archival research: Johns Hopkins University (as Dr. Marjorie Winslow-Kehoe)
Arnold Wolf ... additional support
Dolores Wolf ... additional support

Thanks 

Sheila A. Abarr ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: U.S. Soldier's and Airman's Home
Larry Appelman ... a special thank you for all of your help
Omer Ayer ... a special thank you for all of your help: Dobson Studios
Henry Bahnson ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Dr. Henry Bahnson)
Michael Ball ... a special thank you for all of your help
Rob Bamberger ... a special thank you for all of your help
Rhonda Barad ... a special thank you for all of your help
Louis Barbash ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Boisey Barnes ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Boisey Barnes M.D.)
Kay Beasley ... a special thank you for all of your help
Ann Belkov ... a special thank you for all of your help
Margaret Belkov ... a special thank you for all of your help
Guy Berliner ... a special thank you for all of your help
Mitch Berliner ... a special thank you for all of your help
Angela Bevens ... a special thank you for all of your help
Jan Blackford ... a special thank you for all of your help
Kim Blackford ... a special thank you for all of your help
Alfred Dandy Blalock ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible (as Dandy Blalock)
Ann Blalock ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Donald Blaufox ... a special thank you for all of your help
Simone Bloom ... a special thank you for all of your help
Tonia Staykova Bloom ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Karen Blum ... a special thank you for all of your help
Brad Brief ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Tony Brown ... a special thank you for all of your help
Pearl Bryant ... a special thank you for all of your help
Evelyn Buckley ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Matthew Burns ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions
Barbara Camp ... a special thank you for all of your help
Bob Canaday ... a special thank you for all of your help
Charles Carpenter ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Charles Carpenter M.D.)
Alfred Casper ... a special thank you for all of your help
Betty Castellon ... a special thank you for all of your help
Soli Clahane ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Robert Collins ... a special thank you for all of your help: Vanderbilt (as Robert Collins M.D.)
Glenn Comia ... a special thank you for all of your help: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Johns Hopkins
La Trese Coyt ... a special thank you for all of your help
Edgar Davis ... a special thank you for all of your help
Marty Davis ... a special thank you for all of your help
Tom Dent ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions
Abe Dickson ... a special thank you for all of your help
Ursula Dijkhoffz ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Yvonne Douthit ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Edith Dowdy ... a special thank you for all of your help
John Dryden ... a special thank you for all of your help: D.C. Audio
Theodosia Thomas Dullea ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Harold Eaton ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Karen Eaton ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Koco Eaton ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Sol del Ande Eaton ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Emma Richards Edwards ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Pam Elder ... a special thank you for all of your help
Jean-Keith Fagon ... a special thank you for all of your help
Mary Anne Floto ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Creyna Franco ... a special thank you for all of your help
Dalia Franco ... a special thank you for all of your help
Bruce Franklin ... a special thank you for all of your help
Mark Galley ... our deepest gratitude for yor support and invaluable contributions
Betty Gebreyesus ... a special thank you for all of your help
Rick German ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: U.S. Soldier's and Airman's Home
Fred Gilliam ... a special thank you for all of your help
Marcus Gunter ... a special thank you for all of your help
Paige Hamilton ... a special thank you for all of your help
Axel Hanson ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Dr. Axel Hanson)
Janet Harris ... a special thank you for all of your help
Jerry Harris ... a special thank you for all of your help
Walter High ... a special thank you for all of your help
Vanessa Hines ... a special thank you for all of your help: Belvedere Hotel
Duff Hughes ... a special thank you for all of your help
Elizabeth Hunt ... a special thank you for all of your help
Lee Hunter ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: U.S. Soldier's and Airman's Home
Louis Jackson ... a special thank you for all of your help
Maurice Jackson ... a special thank you for all of your help: Georgetown University
Lynn Jeffries ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions
John Johnson ... a special thank you for all of your help (as John Johnson M.D.)
Suzie Johnson ... a special thank you for all of your help
David Kaminski ... a special thank you for all of your help
Iva Kaufman ... a special thank you for all of your help
Laine Kaufman ... a special thank you for all of your help
Jerome Harold Kay ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Jerome Harold Kay M.D.)
Larry Klein ... a special thank you for all of your help
B. Waine Kong ... a special thank you for all of your help (as B. Waine Kong Ph.D.)
Julia Lee ... a special thank you for all of your help
Raymond Lee ... a special thank you for all of your help
Ted Lenox ... a special thank you for all of your help
Melanie Levin ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Dr. Melanie Levin)
Joyce Renee Lewis ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Joyce Lewis)
Kwame Lillard ... a special thank you for all of your help
Edward Mansell ... a special thank you for all of your help
Glenn Marcus ... a special thank you for all of your help
Sheila Margolis ... a special thank you for all of your help: Belvedere Hotel
Clara Martin ... a special thank you for all of your help
John Mays ... a special thank you for all of your help: St. Thomas Foundation
Jon Mays ... a special thank you for all of your help
Charles McAleer ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Adesuwa McCalla ... a special thank you for all of your help
Elizabeth McClain ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Elizabeth McClain Ph.D.)
Desmond McFarlane ... a special thank you for all of your help
Olivia McNair ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency
Phillip Merrill ... a special thank you for all of your help: Unity Cultural Center
Walter Merrill ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Walter Merrill M.D.)
Regina Miller ... a special thank you for all of your help
Rob Miller ... a special thank you for all of your help
John Milne ... our deepest gratitude for yor support and invaluable contributions: U.S. Soldier's and Airman's Home
William H. Muller ... a special thank you for all of your help (as William H. Muller M.D.)
Sakina Munir ... a special thank you for all of your help
Harold Norris ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Olga T. Norris ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Mary Olch ... a special thank you for all of your help
Sadie Overton ... a special thank you for all of your help
Jon Parks ... a special thank you for all of your help
Dorothy Peterson ... a special thank you for all of your help
Tom Phelps ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Craig Piechura ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Greg Pope ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Tracy Press ... a special thank you for all of your help
Jean Queen ... a special thank you for all of your help
Steve Rabin ... a special thank you for all of your help
Marcia T. Rasberry ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Jenny Reeves ... a special thank you for all of your help
Joleen Reynolds ... a special thank you for all of your help
Betty Ridgely ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Stephen S. Riven ... a special thank you for all of your help
Judith Robins ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: Wood Library, Museum of Anesthesiology
Dan Robinson ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: Dan's Diner
Nancy Rogers ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Norman Rosenberg ... a special thank you for all of your help
Mildred Saffel-Smith ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Dr. Mildred Saffel-Smith)
Lorraine Sais ... a special thank you for all of your help
Sophie Sanders ... a special thank you for all of your help
L.M. Sawyer ... a special thank you for all of your help (as LM Sawyer)
Francis Saxon ... a special thank you for all of your help
Martha Scanlon ... a special thank you for all of your help
Matt Scanlon ... a special thank you for all of your help: Vanderbilt
Nina Gilden Seavey ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Nina Seavey)
Deno Seder ... a special thank you for all of your help
Barbara Seisel ... a special thank you for all of your help
Michael Shepley ... a special thank you for all of your help
Patrick P. Sim ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions: Museum of Anesthesiology
Jon Simon ... a special thank you for all of your help
Beth Simpkins ... a special thank you for all of your help
Shea Slonaker ... a special thank you for all of your help
Andrea Smith ... a special thank you for all of your help
Valeria Spann ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Aldiko Sragli ... a special thank you for all of your help
Sandra Stoltz ... a special thank you for all of your help
William Stoney ... a special thank you for all of your help: St. Thomas Hospital (as William Stoney M.D.)
Clara Thomas ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Lillian Thomas ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Natalya Tichamirov ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions
Richard Trank ... the producers wish to thank: for making this film possible
Elizabeth Tunis ... a special thank you for all of your help: National Library of Medicine
Thomas Turner ... a special thank you for all of your help (as Thomas Turner M.D.)
Joel Vaughn ... a special thank you for all of your help
Barry Walker ... a special thank you for all of your help: Marathon Village
Lloyd Walker ... a special thank you for all of your help
Ken Warzybok ... our deepest gratitude for your support and invaluable contributions
Brenda Washington ... a special thank you for all of your help
Teri Whitehead ... a special thank you for all of your help: Johns Hopkins
Marcus N. Wilkins ... a special thank you for all of your help: Runaway Pictures
Delois T. Wilkinson ... a special thank you for all of your help
Russell Williams II ... a special thank you for all of your help
Tony Williams ... a special thank you for all of your help
Ridley Wills ... a special thank you for all of your help

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