Officer Clemmons A Memoir

Dr. Francois S. Clemmons

eBook - 2020

An intimate debut memoir from Mister Rogers’ most endearing and groundbreaking neighbors—Officer Clemmons, the first African American actor to have a recurring role on a children’s television program. “A heartwarming story that explores the power of friendship as well as race, sexuality, talent, and identity.” —Kirkus ReviewsWhen he created the role of Officer Clemmons on the award–winning television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, François Clemmons made history as the first African American actor to have a recurring role on a children’s program. A new, wide world opened for Clemmons—but one that also required him to make painful personal choices and sacrifices.Officer Clemmons details Clemmons’s incredible life s...tory, beginning with his early years in Alabama and Ohio, marked by family trauma and loss, through his studies as a music... more