Mark Rylance among celebs learning family history in My Grandparents War
Actor Mark Rylance revisits the site where his grandfather fought during World War II in PBS þÄúMy GrandparentsþÄô WarþÄù airing Sunday. (PBS/TNS)
Actor Mark Rylance (left) and his father, David Waters, revisit the site where his grandfather fought during World War II in PBS þÄúMy GrandparentsþÄô WarþÄù airing Sunday. (PBS/TNS)
Published April 09. 2021 12:34PM | Updated April 09. 2021 1:34PM
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Most of what we know about World War II we learn from dry history books. But there are living memories of that mortal conflict, and PBS’ “My Grandparents’ War” brings us celebrity witnesses to that struggle.
Most of what we know about World War II we learn from dry history books. But there are living memories of that mortal conflict, and PBSâ âMy Grandparentsâ Warâ brings us celebrity witnesses to that struggle.
Mark Rylance (âWolf Hall,â âThe Trial of the Chicago 7â) is among the actors in the series who retrace the perilous footsteps of their grandfathers during the war.
âWhen they discovered that both of my grandfathers were in Japanese prisoner of war camps â one in a civilian camp and one in a military camp â they contacted me and said, âYou know, we would fly you there. But more importantly, we ll put all of our researchers onto the question of what happened to them, if you are content with us to tell you that information in front of the camera.ââ