In Search of Our Fathers

Uncover the paternal ancestry of Stephen King, Gloria Reuben and Courtney B. Vance. More

Stephen King’s father walked out on the family when Stephen was two years old and never returned; Courtney B. Vance’s father was a foster child and never knew who his biological parents were and Gloria Reuben’s father was 78 years old when she was born — he died when she was young. Henry Louis Gates solves the mystery of their paternal ancestry and introduces them to relatives they never knew.

AIR DATE 9/23/14