Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, has inspired or been portrayed in numerous cultural works.

Fictional literature

For a bibliography of non-fictional works, see Franklin D. Roosevelt § Bibliography.

• The Golden Age , a 2000 novel by Gore Vidal
• Southern Victory series by Harry Turtledove
• The War That Came Early series by Harry Turtledove
• Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove
• Joe Steele by Harry Turtledove
• Days of Infamy series by Harry Turtledove
• Or Even Eagle Flew by Harry Turtledove
• The Plot Against America (2004) novel by Philip Roth
• Axis of Time series by John Birmingham
• The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan
• Hitler's Peace by Philip Kerr
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
• SS-GB by Len Deighton
• 1945 by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
• Pacific War series by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
• The Shape of Things to Come by H.G. Wells

Film

• Yankee Doodle Dandy , a 1942 film
• This is the Army , a 1943 film
• Mission to Moscow , a 1943 film
• The Beginning or the End , a 1947 docudrama
• Beau James , a 1957 film
• Sunrise at Campobello , a 1960 film based on the play of the same name
• The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover , a 1977 film
• Annie , a 1982 adaptation of the musical of the same name
• Pearl Harbor , a 2001 film
• FDR: American Badass! , a 2012 film
• Hyde Park on Hudson , a 2012 film
• The Monuments Men , a 2014 film
• Darkest Hour , a 2017 film
• Justice Society: World War II , a 2021 film

Television

• Eleanor and Franklin , a 1976 television miniseries
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years , a 1977 television film
• The Winds of War , a 1983 miniseries ^[1]
• War and Remembrance , a 1989 miniseries and sequel to The Winds of War
• The Kennedys of Massachusetts , a 1990 television film
• World War II: When Lions Roared , 1994 biographical miniseries
• Truman , a 1995 television film
• Winchell , a 1998 television film
• Annie , a 1999 television movie adaptation of the musical of the same name
• Warm Springs , a 2005 television film
• Into the Storm , a 2009 television film
• All the Presidents' Heads , a 2011 episode of the television series Futurama
• The World Wars , a 2014 documentary miniseries
• The Roosevelts , a 2014 documentary miniseries depicting the Roosevelt family
• Atlantic Crossing , 2020 television series ^[2]
• The New Deal (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) , a 2020 episode of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The First Lady , a 2022 television series
• FDR , a 2023 documentary miniseries
• Konpeki no Kantai a 1990-1996 animated television series

Theatrical productions

• Annie , a 1976 musical
• I'd Rather Be Right , a 1937 musical
• Sunrise at Campobello , a 1958 play

Video games

• Civilization , a series of turn-based strategy games
• Hearts of Iron , a series of grand strategy games depicting World War II
• The Political Machine , a series of presidential campaign simulation games

Other works

• Ace Kilroy , a webcomic

Other depictions

• Presidential $1 Coin Program
• Roosevelt dime
• He is the subject of the song, "Papa Roosevelt," a song in Spanish by the Puerto Rican group, Los Jardineros, which can be found on YouTube.

See also

• List of memorials to Franklin D. Roosevelt

References

1. Holahan, Jane (4 April 2015). "FDR in popular culture". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
2. Caroline Hallemann (2 April 2021). "Missing The Crown? Give Atlantic Crossing a Try". Town & Country. Retrieved 5 May 2021.