Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white, one black -- and their sons, who are buddies, provides the microcosm of this major social issue that has been argued for several decades.
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as Judge Parke Denison
DeceasedBorn: December 26, 1914
Died: March 24, 2008
Age at death: 93
as Mike Naponic
DeceasedBorn: July 6, 1937
Died: June 13, 2021
Age at death: 83
as Blaine Whitfield
DeceasedBorn: December 18, 1917
Died: February 4, 2005
Age at death: 87
as Irene Whitfield
DeceasedBorn: October 27, 1922
Died: June 11, 2014
Age at death: 91
as Winnie Naponic
DeceasedBorn: February 6, 1936
Died: April 17, 2026
Age at death: 90
as Capt. Sam Pierce
DeceasedBorn: July 25, 1933
Died: November 1, 2018
Age at death: 85
as Dr. Munter
DeceasedBorn: September 7, 1932
Died: March 5, 1999
Age at death: 66
as Howard Naponic
AliveBorn: February 3, 1959
Age: 67
Buffalo, New York, USA
as Reese Whitfield
AliveBorn: April 6, 1958
Age: 68
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Natalie Kent
AliveBorn: March 9, 1941
Age: 85
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA
as Pierce
DeceasedBorn: June 30, 1927
Died: October 9, 1996
Age at death: 69
as Miller Polk
AliveBirth date not on record.
Born: September 4, 1941
Age: 85
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: January 16, 1942
Died: October 25, 2024
Age at death: 82
Born: May 9, 1914
Died: January 9, 1989
Age at death: 74
Birth date not on record.
Born: October 12, 1937
Age: 88
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Born: February 15, 1942
Age: 84
USA
Born: November 5, 1919
Died: November 8, 2006
Age at death: 87
Birth date not on record.
Born: September 20, 1917
Died: July 11, 1995
Age at death: 77
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Birth date not on record.
Born: November 14, 1932
Died: March 10, 2009
Age at death: 76
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as Customer at the Bar
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Birth date not on record.
Born: August 24, 1942
Died: November 3, 2018
Age at death: 76
Birth date not on record.
Born: January 1, 1942
Died: July 19, 2022
Age at death: 80
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