The good neighbor : the life and work of Fred Rogers
Maxwell King (Author)
Every weekday for decades, a kind man named Mister Rogers stepped through a door in his TV house, spoke directly into the camera while he changed from street clothes into a cardigan and sneakers, and sang, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." Offering unconditional love, this soft-spoken icon was a household name for tens of millions of children, as well as their parents who grew up with this friendly neighbor themselves. Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential pioneer in the history of television for almost forty years. As the creator and star of public television's Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this unique and enduring American figure. Based on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, The Good Neighbor traces Rogers's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show in 1976 to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated groups of episodes, created in collaboration with experts on child development, about complex issues such as divorce, discipline, mistakes, anger, and competition. Rogers's work and his messages still resonate with parents and children today, especially in a world where the human values he championed are too often forgotten or neglected. Taking readers beyond the gentle man in the sweater, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations
eBook, English, 2018
Abrams Press, an imprint of ABRAMS, New York, 2018
Biography
1 online resource (405 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
9781683353492, 9781419727726, 1683353498, 1419727729
1048923644
Prologue: a beautiful day
Freddy
Breathing room
College days
Love and music
Basic training
The children's corner
On-air ministry
Dr. Margaret McFarland
Toronto and the CBC
The birth of Mister Rogers' neighborhood
The pastore hearing
Language and meaning
Mister Rogers, boss and teacher
Puppet world
On hiatus
He's back!
Behind the scenes in the neighborhood
Fred Rogers, musician
Mister Rogers's family values
Fearless authenticity
Swimming
The legacy
The end of the neighborhood
America's favorite neighbor
Mister Rogers lives on
Epilogue: a personal note on the importance of Fred Rogers
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index of searchable terms
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