{"product_id":"officer-clemmons-francois-s-clemmons-9781646220571","title":"Officer Clemmons: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate debut memoir from \u003ci\u003eMister Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e' most endearing and groundbreaking neighbors--Officer Clemmons, the first African American actor to have a recurring role on a children's television program.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A heartwarming story that explores the power of friendship as well as race, sexuality, talent, and identity.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When he created the role of Officer Clemmons on the award-winning television series \u003ci\u003eMister Rogers' Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOfficer Clemmons\u003c\/i\u003e details Clemmons's incredible life story, 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 40 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From New York to Russia, Berlin to California, Grammy Award-winner 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francois S. Clemmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646220579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646220571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Francois S. Clemmons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044347965695,"sku":"9781646220571","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb6f1ab8-3be1-4273-82bd-f70590d811a5.jpg?v=1684972333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/officer-clemmons-francois-s-clemmons-9781646220571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}