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'Clemmons, who played Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, tells of his life as a gay African-American in the postwar era, in this uplifting memoir. Clemmons’s thoroughly delightful, inspiring story will speak particularly to artists in marginalized communities.' Clemmons' memoir is often disarming in its intimacy and honesty. He vividly recalls his struggle with his homosexuality and his surviving of frequent racism — in some of the book's most affecting and powerful moments — as well as his noteworthy career ascent in musical performance. Find books like Officer Clemmons: A Memoir from the world’s largest community of readers. Goodreads members who liked Officer Clemmons: A Memoir also lik.
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The intimate debut memoir by the man known to the world as Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood‘s Officer Clemmons, who made history as the first African American actor to have a recurring role on a children’s television program
Officer Clemmons A Memoir
On Sale May 5, 2020 • ISBN 9781948226707
Officer Clemmons: A Memoir details the incredible life story of François Clemmons, beginning with his early years in Alabama and Ohio, marked by family trauma and loss, through his studies as a music major at Oberlin College, where Clemmons began to investigate and embrace his homosexuality, to a chance encounter with Fred Rogers that changed the whole course of both men’s lives, leading to a deep, spiritual friendship and mentorship spanning nearly forty years.
When he earned the role as Officer Clemmons on the award-winning television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 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.
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From New York to Russia, Berlin to California, Clemmons has performed for audiences around the world and remains a beloved figure. Evocative and intimate, and buoyed by its author’s own vivacious, inimitable energy, Officer Clemmons chronicles a historical and enlightening life and career of a man who has brought joy to millions of adults and children, across generations and borders.