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- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Biography, Documentary
- Starring: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gertrude Berg, Sara Chase, Norman Lear ... see all
- Director: Aviva Kempner
- Plot: A documentary on television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal writer, and star of "The Goldbergs," a popular radio show for 17 years, which became television's very first... Read more
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"She was the Oprah of her day."
pegasusnews.com –
2009-10-16
Per the poster blurb, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg tells the story of Gertrude Berg , "the most famous woman in America you've never heard of." It does so in high Ken Burns documentary style, employing narration and incidental music scored over... ... Full Article
Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg
theglobeandmail.com –
2009-10-15
Who was The First Lady of Television? Most people would say mogul and star Lucille Ball, but as Aviva Kempner's charming new documentary, Yoo-Hoo Mrs. ... Full Article
Movie review: Remembering Molly Goldberg
projo.com –
2009-10-02
"The Oprah of her day" is one talking head's description of the broadcasting pioneer Gertrude Berg in Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, Aviva Kempner's engrossing documentary portrait of a once-beloved radio and television star who died in 1966 and today is barely... ... Full Article
Aviva Kempner has only vague memories of seeing "The Goldbergs," which was off television by the time she was 10. But she does remember interacting with her Detroit neighbors through the back window, the same way the show's main character,... ... Full Article
Review: 'Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg'
sfgate.com –
2009-08-07
Documentary. Directed by Aviva Kempner. (Not rated. 92 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Whenever watching a documentary by Aviva Kempner, surprises are always in store. ... Full Article