An American Family (1973)

01/11/1973 (US) • 1h

Documentary

Overview

Originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, a Santa Barbara upper-middle-class family, the groundbreaking program documented the breakup of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.

Top Billed Cast

Pat Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Bill Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Lance Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Kevin Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Grant Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Delilah Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Michelle Loud

Self

12 Episodes

Craig Gilbert

Narrator (voice)

12 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1973 | 12 Episodes

Season 1 of An American Family premiered on January 11, 1973.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Reality

Original Language

English

Keywords

american way of life

public television

slice of life

divorce

teenage rebellion

marital problem

cinéma vérité

broken family

santa barbara, california

fly-on-the-wall

chelsea hotel

gay history

suburban life

70's

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