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From These Roots

From These Roots

19583.53 Seasons343 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Follow the life of successful writer Elizabeth “Liz” Fraser Allen as she returns to her New England hometown of Strathfield to run her family’s newspaper after her father suffers a heart attack.

NetworksNBC

Top Cast

B

Barbara Berjer

Lynn Franklin

Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Rose Corelli Fraser

M

Millette Alexander

Gloria Saxon

Robert Mandan

Robert Mandan

David Allen

Audra Lindley

Audra Lindley

Laura Tompkins

A

Ann Flood

Liz Fraser Allen

Joseph Mascolo

Joseph Mascolo

Jack Lander

F

Frank Marth

Ben Fraser, Jr.

Frank Campanella

Frank Campanella

Artie Corelli

J

Joan Anderson

Nancy

Themes & Keywords

hometown

About From These Roots

From These Roots is a soap series that first aired in 1958 exploring themes of hometown. it stars Barbara Berjer, Julie Bovasso, Millette Alexander. Follow the life of successful writer Elizabeth “Liz” Fraser Allen as she returns to her New England hometown of Strathfield to run her family’s newspaper after her father suffers a heart attack.

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