Nazism, atomic war, racism, euthanasia, and blacklisting. Viewers didn’t see television shows on topics deemed provocative until producer Brodkin took the plunge on “Playhouse 90” and “The Defenders.” Among the Emmy Award winner’s many socially relevant TV specials were “Holocaust” in 1978 and “Mandela” in 1987.
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