Fields of Gold

2023
Documentary

A. E. Staley went from growing up barefoot on a farm in North Carolina, to building a billion dollar agribusiness giant. He was the original owner of the football team that eventually became the Chicago Bears.

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Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Ben Harl

Chauffeur

Ryan D Tebrugge

Train Passenger

Diane Dietz

Emma Staley

Earl L. Ijames

Self - Curator, N.C. Museum of History

Lana Wildman

Train Passenger

Lucas Staley

young Arthur Staley / voice of young A.E. Staley

Squire Prince

Train Passenger

Alex Staley

young A.E. Staley / voice of teenage A.E. Staley

Ken Mesnard

Self - Grandson of Decatur Staley's Baseball Player Randy Young

Mike D. Deetz

G.E. Chamberlain (voice)

James Slade

Self - Chairman, Staley Federal Credit Union

Jason Aikens

Self - Curator, Pro Football Hall of Fame

Joyce Sternaman Howe

Self - Daughter of Jo & Dutch Sternaman

John Sciutto

Self - Former President, Monticello Railway Museum

John Lee

Self - Director of Safety/Health, Grain & Feed Assn of IL

Jack Garner

Self - Nephew of A.E. Staley

Becky Damptz

Self - Head Archivist, Decatur Public Library