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Finding Your Roots

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Video thumbnail: Finding Your Roots FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Finding Your Roots

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip | 1m 59s

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals that Mike Nichols' is indeed related to Albert Einstein.

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip | 1m 59s

Video thumbnail: Finding Your Roots FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany

Finding Your Roots

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany

Clip | 4m 54s

Mike Nichols tells the story of his family's escape from Nazi Germany in 1939.

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany

Clip | 4m 54s

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