Gertrude Berg Profiled in Documentary You-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, Available on DVD August 24

The documentary Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg will be released by Docurama Films in a special two-disc special edition DVD set on August 24. Aviva Kempner has directed the film.

The documentary focuses on Gertrude Berg, who wrote, starred in and produced the first successful American sitcom, The Goldbergs, tracing her rise to stardom from her childhood in New York to her early radio days to her work on the sitcom, which earned Berg the first Best Actress Emmy in history. The sitcom ultimately inspired the Broadway musical Molly in 1973.

In addition to the documentary, the DVD set includes interviews with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, actor Ed Asner, producers Norman Lear and Gary David Goldberg, and NPR correspondent Susan Stamberg, as well as early career appearances of Anne Bancroft and Steve McQueen. The bonus features have over two hours of additional material including an audio commentary with Aviva Kempner, episodes of The Goldbergs, Gertrude Berg’s guest appearances with Edward R. Murrow and on Ed Sullivan, additional scenes and interviews, a Gertrude Berg recipe, and an essay from the director.

For further information, visit: www.mollygoldbergfilm.org or www.docuramafilms.org.