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Robert Mulligan
Robert Patrick Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American director and producer. He is best known for his sensitive dramas, including ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962), '' Summer of '42'' (1971), '' The Other'' (1972), '' Same Time, Next Year'' (1978), and '' The Man in the Moon'' (1991). He was also known for his extensive collaborations with producer Alan J. Pakula in the 1960s. Early life Mulligan served in either the U.S. NavyRobert P. Mulligan; Fordham College at Rose Hill, Class of 1948, Award-Winning Director and Producer, (Inducted in 2009) |
Lyme, Connecticut
Lyme is a New England town, town in New London County, Connecticut, New London County, Connecticut, United States, situated on the eastern side of the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 2,352 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Lyme is the eponym of Lyme disease. History In February 1665, the portion of the territory of the Saybrook Colony east of the Connecticut River was set off as the plantation of East Saybrook, which included present-day Lyme, Old Lyme, Connecticut, Old Lyme, and the western part of East Lyme, Connecticut, East Lyme. In 1667, the Connecticut General Court formally recognized the East Saybrook plantation as the town of Lyme, named after Lyme Regis, a coastal town in the southwest of England. The eastern portion of Lyme (bordering the town of Waterford, Connecticut, Waterford) separated from Lyme in 1823 and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armstrong Circle Theatre
''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series which ran from June 6, 1950, to June 25, 1957, on NBC, and from October 2, 1957, to August 28, 1963, on CBS. It alternated weekly with '' The United States Steel Hour''. It finished in the Nielsen ratings at number 19 for the 1950–51 season and number 24 for 1951–52. The principal sponsor was Armstrong World Industries. Between July 8 and September 16, 1959, CBS aired reruns of six documentary dramas originally broadcast during the 1958–1959 season as episodes of ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' under the title ''Armstrong by Request''. ''Armstrong by Request'' aired during ''Armstrong Circle Theatre''′s time slot and also alternated with ''The United States Steel Hour''. Synopsis The program's first season featured episodes that tried "to please every body in a mass audience, using only highly formularized plays. The next season brought a different approach, with more emphasis on characters t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon And Sixpence (TV Movie)
''The Moon and Sixpence'' is an American television movie that was broadcast on NBC on October 30, 1959. The production, starring Laurence Olivier, was adapted by S. Lee Pogostin from the novel by Somerset Maugham. The production won multiple Emmy and Sylvania Awards, including awards for Olivier's acting, Pogostin's adaptation, and Robert Mulligan's direction. Plot A successful stockbroker leaves his family in middle age to become an artist. His wife (played by Geraldine Fitzgerald) responds by committing suicide. In Paris, he befriends another artist (played by Hume Cronyn), then has an affair with his friend's wife (played by Jessica Tandy), destroying their marriage. He settles in Tahiti where he marries a native woman (played by Jean Marsh) and develops leprosy. Cast The following performers appeared in the movie: * Laurence Olivier as Charles Strickland * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Amy Strickland * Hume Cronyn as Dirk Stroeve * Jessica Tandy as Blanche Stroeve * Denholm E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's and Family Emmy Awards, Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. #Regional, Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon And Sixpence
''The Moon and Sixpence'' is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is, in part, based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. Plot summary The book is written largely from the point of view of the narrator, a young, aspiring writer and playwright in London. Certain chapters entirely comprise accounts of events by other characters, which the narrator recalls from memory, selectively editing or elaborating on certain aspects of dialogue, particularly Strickland's, because Strickland is said by the narrator to have a very poor ability to express himself in words. The narrator first develops an acquaintance with Strickland's wife at literary parties and later meets Stric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ah, Wilderness!
''Ah, Wilderness!'' is a comedy play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on October 2, 1933. It differs from a typical O'Neill play in its happy ending for the central character, and depiction of a happy family in turn-of-the-century America. It is O'Neill's only well-known comedy. The play was successful in its first Broadway production and the touring production that followed. It has since become a staple of community repertory. Theme The play takes place on the Fourth of July 1906 and focuses on the Miller family, presumably of New London, Connecticut. The main plot deals with the middle son of a local newspaper publisher, 16-year-old Richard, and his coming of age in turn-of-the-century America. "Perhaps the most atypical of the author's works, the play presents a sentimental tale of youthful indiscretion in a turn-of-the-century New England town." Title The title derives from Quatrain XII of Edward Fitzgerald's transla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dupont Show Of The Month
''DuPont Show of the Month'' was a 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also sponsored a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology series hosted by June Allyson, ''The DuPont Show with June Allyson'' (1959–61). During the Golden Age of Television, ''DuPont Show of the Month'' was one of numerous anthology series telecast between 1949 and 1962. Superficially, it resembled ''Playhouse 90'' and other anthologies, but ''DuPont Show of the Month'' focused less on contemporary dramas and more on adaptations of literary classics, including ''Oliver Twist'', ''The Prince and the Pauper'', ''Billy Budd'', '' The Prisoner of Zenda'', ''A Tale of Two Cities'' and ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. Directors and writers The directors for the series included Sidney Lumet, Ralph Nelson, Alex Segal and Robert Mulligan. ''DuPont Show of the Month'' was the first anthology series to stage a television dramatization of Thornton Wilder's on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playhouse 90
''Playhouse 90'' is an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 134 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s usually were hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual: a weekly series of hour-and-a-half-long dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Background The producers of the show were Martin Manulis, John Houseman, Russell Stoneman, Fred Coe, Arthur Penn, and Hubbell Robinson. The leading director was John Frankenheimer (27 episodes), followed by Franklin J. Schaffner (19 episodes). Other directors included Sidney Lumet, George Roy Hill, Delbert Mann, and Robert Mulligan. With Alex North's opening theme music, the series debuted October 4, 1956, with Rod Serling's adaptation of Pat Frank's novel '' Forbidden Area'' starring Charlton Heston. The following week, '' Requiem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Piersall
James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, '' Fear Strikes Out''. Early life Piersall led the Leavenworth High School (Waterbury, Connecticut) basketball team to the 1947 New England championship, scoring 29 points in the final game. Early athletic career Piersall became a professional baseball player at age 18, having signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox in 1948. He reached Major League Baseball in 1950, playing in six games as one of its youngest players. In 1952, he earned a more substantial role with the Red Sox, frequently referring to himself as "the Waterbury Wizard," a nickname not well received by teammates. On June 10, 1953, he set the Red Sox club record for hits in a nine-inning game, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. Born in Manhattan, Perkins began his career as a teenager in summer stock theater, summer stock programs, although he acted in films before his time on Broadway theatre, Broadway. His first film, ''The Actress'', co-starring Spencer Tracy and Jean Simmons and directed by George Cukor, was an overall disappointment, prompting Perkins to return to theatre. He made his Broadway debut in the Elia Kazan-directed ''Tea and Sympathy (play), Tea and Sympathy'' (1953)'','' in which he played Tom Lee, a "sissy" who is "cured" by the right woman. He was praised for the role, and after it closed, he turned to Hollywood cinema, Hollywood once more, starring in ''Friendly Persuasion (1956 film), Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) with Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire, which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best New Actor of the Year and a nomination for the Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Strikes Out
''Fear Strikes Out'' is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball All-Star player Jimmy Piersall. It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir ''Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story'', co-written with Al Hirshberg. The film stars Anthony Perkins as Piersall and Karl Malden as his father, and it was the first directed by Robert Mulligan. This film is a Paramount Picture and was preceded by a 1955 TV version starring Tab Hunter.Erickson, HalRovi "Fear Strikes Out" Synopsis/ref> The format of the film allows documentary footage of the stadium scenes to be used during the game sequences. Plot Based on Jim Piersall's autobiography, the film traces his rise from the sandlots of Waterbury, Connecticut, to the Boston Red Sox professional baseball team. Karl Malden plays his domineering father who pushes him further and further. Plagued by problems, Piersall marries Mary, but they live with his parents. When he is eventually chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodyear Playhouse
''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the first Golden Age of Television. Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' was seen on alternate weeks. In October 1955, Alcoa took over alternating sponsorship from Philco, the title was shortened to ''The Goodyear Playhouse'' and it aired on alternate weeks with ''The Alcoa Hour''. Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Vidal's '' Visit to a Small Planet'' (1955), Richardson's ''Ark of Safety'' and Chayefsky's ''The Catered Affair''. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled ''Goodyear Theater'', seen on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. ''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' finished #16 in the Nielsen rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
