Katherine hepburn was pure magic as amanda and i was totally enamored by her. Shirley booth was an acclaimed stage performer and an academy award winning film actress. She won an emmy nomination for the 196667 tv version of the glass menagerie, in which she played amanda, and she won two other tonys, for time of the cuckoo. A faded southern belle shirley booth dominates and controls the lives of her children. The 1966 cbs playhouse broadcast of the glass menagerie will stand as. Character actress shirley booth could play everything in all facets of show business, whether it was miss duffy the tavern owners man crazy daughter on duffys tavern, the sassy maid on tvs hazel 1961 or the pathetic woman in come back, little sheba 1952. David and cameron continue their discussion, focusing here on the magnificent shirley booth. Shirley booth movies shirley booth famous movies at. An adaptation of tennessee williams play about restless young warehouse worker and wouldbe poet, tom wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in st. She was later acclaimed for her performance in the 1966 television production of the glass menagerie. The glass menagerie photos view all photos 2 movie info. Louis during the depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and grandiose dreams about. Sam gold goes gross with the glass menagerie observer. The glass menagerie w shirley booth on tcm message board.
Dec 2, 2016 the series and cartoon called hazel and the actress called shirley see the article. J j oconnor revs the glass menagerie, new version of t williams play starring k hepburn. By rights, neither version should really be competitive with the feature films. A museum researcher has unearthed a performance of the glass menagerie starring shirley booth, that will be broadcast on turner classic movies. An amateur actress at age 12, booth made her professional debut in a regional theatre production of the cat and the canary 1923. Shirley booth biography childhood, life achievements. Vintage glass menagerie performance will return to air. The glass menagerie is a 1966 american madefortelevision drama film based on the 1944 play of the same name by tennessee williams. Her prominent roles were lola delaney from come back, little sheba. Per the december listings on tcm this version with shirley booth as amanda.
The glass menagerie an adaptation of tennessee williams play about restless young warehouse worker and wouldbe poet, tom wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in st. Louis during the depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and. Leaving high school to pursue acting, booth appeared in over 600 plays in stock before her career really got off the ground. She made her film debut, reprising her role in the 1952 film version, and won both the academy award for best actress and golden globe award for best actress. I think she is absolutely amazing in come back little sheba i know that one of my buds on the boards dislikes her in cbls i respect his opinion but disagree, but im having trouble imagining her as a displaced southern belle in the glass menagerie. The story was welltold with dialogue well put together. Claus in the 1974 animated christmas television special the year without a santa claus. Shirley booth1971 tv interview, hazel, harvey youtube. Shirley booth s film career began in 1952 when she acted in the movie adaptation of come back, little sheba, which was titled the same way as a film. The glass menagerie may be described by the author as a memory play, no realism necessary, but i hardly think he intended it to be so garish and moribund. Seeing the glass menagerie for the first time was a shock.
Obviously, i cant be sure, but my recollection of the production was that it was perfect unlike the 70s tv. Sponsored by xerox, it originally aired on december 8, 1966 as an installment of cbs playhouse. Shirley booth and hal holbrook are brilliant in this gripping, moving television version of the glass menagerie. Not surprisingly, then, in addition to being one of mr. Longlost shirley booth glass menagerie being broadcast.
This movie takes your mind into the lives of a dysfunctional family trying to keep it together. Turner classic movies to show rediscovered tv production of glass menagerie tv was known as a vast wasteland in the 1960s, yet networks gave time to serious theater such as 1966s production of tennessee williams the glass menagerie, starring shirley booth and hal holbrook. Williamss best plays, the glass menagerie is his most commercially. Shirley booth august 30, 1898 october 16, 1992 was an american stage, film, radio and television actress primarily a theater actress, booth began her career on broadway in 1925. I imagine this is the first time this has production has been shown in 50 years other than at the museum of radio and television assuming they have it. Hepburn, the rest of the cast helps to carry this retelling of the tennessee williams play about a. Primarily a theater actress, booth s broadway career began in 1925. She recreated her same role into her debutant movie and went on winning the academy award as well as the golden globe award for the role. The glass menagerie 1966 directed by michael elliott.
It is directed by michael elliott and stars shirley booth, hal holbrook, barbara. Watch the glass menagerie starring shirley booth in this drama on directv. Booth was 54 years old when she made her first movie, although she had successfully shaved almost a decade off her real age, with her. This is the first time id ever seen the glass menagerie.
The glass menagerie is a 1950 american drama film directed by irving rapper. I read the script in high school with the possibility to get to play tom but production fell through. That was almost 20 years ago and i cant believe how much of it, great quotes and all, that i remembered. Oscar, tony and emmy winner shirley booth discusses her life and long career, including her iconic role as hazel, and her upcoming tour in harvey, in this 1971 tv interview. I enjoyed the movie greatly and recommend it to everyone. The glass menagerie 1 is a fourcharacter memory play by tennessee williams. Amanda wingfield dominates her children with faded gentility and exaggerated tales of her southern belle past. The glass menagerie tv is a film directed by michael elliott with shirley booth, pat hingle, hal holbrook, barbara loden. There have been few actors in american acting who have had booth s dramatic triumphs. Not an inspired edition, save the remarkable shirley booth, who cannot be undone by the misfires of her collaborators. A celebrated broadway star of long standing, shirley booth graced two tv series and a handful of films with her warm, if often acerbic, presence. Voice actors should be overheard, not listened to, and the audience is 50 percent of the performance. Shirley booth, american actress who was equally deft in both dramatic and comedic roles and who was the recipient of three tony awards, two emmy awards, and an oscar. Overview of the glass menagerie, 1966, directed by michael elliot, with shirley booth, barbara loden, hal holbrook, at turner classic movies.
It was that film that brought her to hollywood, to recreate the. The 1966 tv broadcast of tennessee williams the glass menagerie, part of the cbs playhouse series, airs on tcm turner classic movies. With shirley booth, hal holbrook, barbara loden, pat hingle. Last of sheila, the 1973 mystery film he wrote with anthony perkins. She started her career in 1925 as a broadway actress. Having never seen any version of the glass menagerie, i thought this one was very well done. Per the december listings on tcm this version with shirley booth as amanda and hol holbrook as tom will be shown. Turner classic movies to show rediscovered tv production. And there was a previous tv version, starring shirley booth. Thanks to an indefatigable researcher, a 1966 television production of the glass menagerie, starring hal holbrook and shirley booth, will air for the second time in half a century.
Primarily a theatre actress, booth s broadway career began in 1925. The glass menagerie 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Her most significant success was as lola delaney, in the drama come back, little sheba, for which she received a tony award in 1950. Shirley booth born marjory ford, august 30, 1898 october 16, 1992 was an american stage, film.
Shirley booth in 1966, and katharine hepburn in 1973. It is a great satire with some dark comedy thrown in here and there. Shirley booth august 30, 1898 october 16, 1992 was an american stage, film, radio and television actress. Shirley booth the theatre guildmarcus blechman the 1966 tv broadcast of tennessee williams the glass menagerie, part of the cbs playhouse series, airs on tcm turner classic movies. Amanda wingfield dominates her children with faded gentility and. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the glass menagerie 1966 michael elliott on allmovie. It is a classic in the field of real talent actors. Cameron, in our ongoing survey of williams the glass menagerie on film, we now arrive at two productions done for television within a decade of each other, and in both cases, likely conceptualized specifically around the actress playing amanda. Shirley booth played the titular domestic on the tv sitcom hazel for just five years, 1961 through 1966, but it so defined her that it obscured everything she had done before twentyfive years of starring roles on broadway and a handful of movies that included her oscarwinning performance in come back, little sheba in 1952. Im a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me. As for the performances, it took awhile for me to get used to shirley booth, but i thought. Watch the glass menagerie online stream full movie directv. It was the first of his plays to be adapted for the screen.
Find films and movies featuring shirley booth on allmovie. He went on to tour nationally with shirley booth and sidney blackmer in william inges prizewinning play, come back little sheba, and also appeared on on state in several other plays including tennessee williams the glass menagerie, a streetcar named. English tv actress shirley booth biography, news, photos. Williams worked on various drafts of the play prior to writing a version of it as a. The film was a hit, which kicked off booth s film and television career. We are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646.
Her most significant success was as lola delaney, in the drama come back, little sheba, for which she received her first tony award in 1950 she would go on to win two more. A lost glass menagerie, rediscovered the new yorker. It is directed by michael elliott and stars shirley booth, hal holbrook, barbara loden and pat hingle. The screenplay by tennessee williams and peter berneis is based on the 1944 williams play of the same title.
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