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Lawrence Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature ''
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'' (1969), the early rock and roll
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'' The Big T.N.T. Show'' (1965), ''
One Potato, Two Potato ''One Potato, Two Potato'' is a 1964 black-and-white American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Barbara Barrie and Bernie Hamilton. The film centers on an interracial romance and was produced and released at a time which such wer ...
'' (1964), ''
The Other Side of the Mountain ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' is a 1975 American drama romance film based on the true story of ski racing champion Jill Kinmont. The film was titled ''A Window to the Sky'' in the United Kingdom. In early 1955, Kinmont was the national c ...
'' (1975) and ''
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'' (1976).


Life and career

The son of operatic
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Jan Peerce Jan Peerce (born Yehoshua Pinkhes Perelmuth; June 3, 1904 December 15, 1984) was an American operatic tenor. Peerce was an accomplished performer on the operatic and Broadway concert stages, in solo recitals, and as a recording artist. He is ...
and
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Alice (Kalmanowitz) Peerce, Larry was born in
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, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina. He made his directing debut with ''
One Potato, Two Potato ''One Potato, Two Potato'' is a 1964 black-and-white American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Barbara Barrie and Bernie Hamilton. The film centers on an interracial romance and was produced and released at a time which such wer ...
'', released in 1964 by the distributor Cinema V. The groundbreaking drama about an interracial marriage between a white divorcee (played by
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, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964
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for the role) and an African-American office worker (
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) was the first U.S. movie to portray such an interracial relationship. Peerce went on to direct several episodes of the television series '' Branded'', the
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series ''
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'', and other shows, and then directed the early
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concert film '' The Big T.N.T. Show'', released in 1965 by
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. It featured
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and The Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Following more television, Peerce returned to film in 1967 with '' The Mystery of the Chinese Junk'' and '' The Incident'', the latter of which starred
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and
Tony Musante Anthony Peter Musante Jr. (June 30, 1936 – November 26, 2013) was an American actor, best known for the TV series '' Toma'' as Detective David Toma, Nino Schibetta in '' Oz'' (1997), and Joe D'Angelo in ''As the World Turns'' (2000–2003). I ...
. He followed this with ''
Goodbye, Columbus ''Goodbye, Columbus'' is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth. The compilation includes the title novella, "Goodbye, Columbus," originally published in ''The Paris Review'', along with five short stories. It was Ro ...
'', an adaptation of the
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novel. The movie earned Peerce a
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nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures and screenwriter
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an
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nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Peerce's subsequent theatrical features included ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
The Other Side of the Mountain ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' is a 1975 American drama romance film based on the true story of ski racing champion Jill Kinmont. The film was titled ''A Window to the Sky'' in the United Kingdom. In early 1955, Kinmont was the national c ...
''. He directed the television movies ''
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me ''The Stranger Who Looks Like Me'' is a 1974 American made-for-television drama romance film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Meredith Baxter, Beau Bridges and Walter Brooke. The cast includes Whitney Blake, who was Meredith Baxter's real-l ...
'' (1974), and ''
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'' (1988), and directed several episodes of the children's television series ''
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'' a.k.a. '' The Original Ghostbusters'', and after more theatrical films did not meet success, he became a frequent director of television miniseries, including '' Queenie'' (ABC, 1987), '' The Neon Empire'' (Showtime, 1988), the
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biography ''
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'' (NBC, 1991) and ''
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' Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III'' (ABC, 1994). He additionally did several more television movies, ending with ''Second Honeymoon'' (2001), starring
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and
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. He directed one episode of the 1960s CBS series ''
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'' as Lawrence Peerce. He also directed an episode of the television show ''
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''. Peerce was married for a time to
Marilyn Hassett Marilyn Hassett (born December 17, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jill Kinmont Boothe, Jill Kinmont in the romance drama film ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' (1975) for which she received Golden Globe Aw ...
, who appeared in several films he directed in the mid to late 1970s.


Filmography

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One Potato, Two Potato ''One Potato, Two Potato'' is a 1964 black-and-white American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Barbara Barrie and Bernie Hamilton. The film centers on an interracial romance and was produced and released at a time which such wer ...
'' (1964) – nominated, Best Original Screenplay
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( Orville Hampton, Raphael Hayes); winner, Best Actress,
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Barbara Barrie Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman; May 23, 1931) is an American actress and author. Her film breakthrough came in 1964 with her performance as Julie in the landmark film '' One Potato, Two Potato'', for which she won the Best Actress Awa ...
); nominated, Palme d'Or,
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*'' The Big T.N.T. Show'' (1965) *'' The Mystery of the Chinese Junk'' (1967) (TV movie) *'' The Incident'' (1967) – winner, Best Art Film, Cinema Writers Circle Award; Best Actor Award,
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Tony Musante Anthony Peter Musante Jr. (June 30, 1936 – November 26, 2013) was an American actor, best known for the TV series '' Toma'' as Detective David Toma, Nino Schibetta in '' Oz'' (1997), and Joe D'Angelo in ''As the World Turns'' (2000–2003). I ...
) *''
Goodbye, Columbus ''Goodbye, Columbus'' is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth. The compilation includes the title novella, "Goodbye, Columbus," originally published in ''The Paris Review'', along with five short stories. It was Ro ...
'' (1969) – nominated, Best Adapted Screenplay
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(
Arnold Schulman Arnold Schulman (August 11, 1925 – February 4, 2023) was an American playwright, screenwriter, producer, songwriter and novelist. He was a stage actor long associated with the American Theatre Wing and the Actors Studio. Biography Born to a ...
); nominated, Best Director
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(Larry Peerce) *''
The Sporting Club ''The Sporting Club'' is the 1968 debut novel of author Thomas McGuane. Plot summary ''The Sporting Club'' chronicles the friendship and rivalry of Vernor Stanton, an unstable patrician iconoclast, and the protagonist, Stanton's lifelong friend, ...
'' (1971) *''
A Separate Peace ''A Separate Peace'' is a Bildungsroman, coming-of-age novel by John Knowles, published in 1959. Based on his earlier short story "Phineas", published in the May 1956 issue of ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'', it was Knowles's first p ...
'' (1972) *''
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'' (1973) – nominated, Best Actress
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Award (
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) *''
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me ''The Stranger Who Looks Like Me'' is a 1974 American made-for-television drama romance film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Meredith Baxter, Beau Bridges and Walter Brooke. The cast includes Whitney Blake, who was Meredith Baxter's real-l ...
'' (1974) (TV movie) *''
The Other Side of the Mountain ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' is a 1975 American drama romance film based on the true story of ski racing champion Jill Kinmont. The film was titled ''A Window to the Sky'' in the United Kingdom. In early 1955, Kinmont was the national c ...
'' (1975) – nominated, Best Song
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( Charles Fox,
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); winner, Best Actress Debut
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Award (
Marilyn Hassett Marilyn Hassett (born December 17, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jill Kinmont Boothe, Jill Kinmont in the romance drama film ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' (1975) for which she received Golden Globe Aw ...
); nominated, Best Actress
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Award (Marilyn Hassett); nominated, Best Original Score
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Award (Charles Fox); nominated, Best Song
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Award (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) *''
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''(1976) – nominated, Best Film Editing
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, Eve Newman) *''
The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 ''The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2'' is a 1978 film directed by Larry Peerce. It stars Marilyn Hassett and Timothy Bottoms. It is a sequel to '' The Other Side of the Mountain''. Plot Jill Kinmont, now recovered, goes to Southern California ...
'' (1978) *''
The Bell Jar ''The Bell Jar'' is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is supposedly semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people change ...
'' (1979) *''
Why Would I Lie? ''Why Would I Lie?'' is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus ( Treat Williams). The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel ''The Fabricator'' by Hollis ...
'' (1980) – nominated, Best Picture (fantasy/comedy),
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; nominated, Best Young Actor,
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) *'' Love Child'' (1982) – nominated, New Star of Year
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) *'' Hard to Hold'' (1984) *'' Love Lives On'' (1985) (TV movie) *''
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'' (1986) (TV movie) *'' Prison for Children'' (1987) (TV movie) *'' Queenie'' (1987) (television miniseries) *''
Elvis and Me ''Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll'' is a 1985 memoir written by Priscilla Presley, with Sandra Harmon. In the book, Priscilla talks about meeting Elvis Presley, their marriage, and ...
'' (1988) (television miniseries) *''
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'' (1989) *'' The Neon Empire'' (1989) (television miniseries) *'' The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson'' (1990) (TV movie) *''
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'' (1991) (television miniseries) *''
Child of Rage ''Child of Rage'' is a 1992 American Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama television film directed by Larry Peerce, starring Mel Harris, Dwight Schultz, Ashley Peldon and Mariette Hartley. The film is based on the ...
'' (1992) (TV movie) *'' Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders'' (1993) (TV movie) *'' A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story'' (1994) (TV movie) *''
Christmas Every Day ''Christmas Every Day'' is a 1996 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film based on the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells. It was directed by Larry Peerce, starred Erik von Detten, and originally broadcast on ...
'' (1996) (TV movie) *''
The Test of Love ''A Secret Life'' (also known as ''The Test of Love'') is a 1999 American drama film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Roma Downey and William Russ. Made for direct release to television by Lifetime Network, it was retitled in the United King ...
'' (1999) (TV movie)


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