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| Synopsis: Production Credits: The Episodes: If You Give Dance, You Gotta Pay The Band--12/19/1972 This powerful yet sensitive depiction of life in the black ghetto proved an auspicious curtain-raiser for the network's new showcase for television drama. A first play by Stanley L. Gray, it demonstrated not only special interest in original teleplays but ABC Theatre's prizewinning potential. It received both an Ohio State Award and a Gabriel Award for "dramatizing the triumph of the spirit of young people." Long Day's Journey Into Night--03/11/1973 Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece of a day and night into the life of the Tyrone family (based on O'Neill's own family), was the forst of three "ABC Theatre" presentations starring the world's greatest actor, Laurence Olivier. It won him the 1973 Emmy Award for "Outstanding single performance by an actor in a leading role." Pueblo--03/29/1973 This dramatic reenactment of the true story of the capture of the U.S.S. Pueblo, a spy ship, in the Sea of japan by the North Koreans in 1968, stressed the dilemma of Commander Lloyd M. Bucher; should he surrender his ship to save his crew or fight to the last man? In addition to the 1973 George Foster Peabody Award in the entertainment category, Pueblo won five Emmy Awards, including "Best lead actor of the year," for its star Hal Holbrook. The Glass Menagerie--12/16/1973 This was Tennessee Williams' modern classic about a gentleborn Southern lady transplanted into a harsh world, her fragile daughter and restless son, and how the arrival of a charming "gentleman caller" tocuhed and changed their lives. Starring Katherine Hepburn, it won the 1972 George Foster Peabody Award (in a tie with "Pueblo"), a Council For Churces Citation and four Emmy Awards, including "Best supporting actor" for Michael Moriarty and "Best supporting actress" for Joanna Miles. F. Scott Fitzgerald And The Last Of The Belles--01/07/1974 In an unusual approach, this original dramatic presentation intertwined a portion of the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda with one of the author's finest short stories, "The Last Of The Belles." Starring Richard Chamberlain and Blythe Danner, it registered strong audience acceptance. Wedding Band--04/24/1974 Set in the summer of 1918, in a small South Carolina town, this was a sympathetic story of live and hate, of a ten-year relationship between a black woman (Ruby Dee) and a white man (J.D. Cannon), who, in the face of rigid convention, try to sustain themselves in the purity of their emotions. Written by Obie Award-winner Alice Childress, it won the Chicago Film Festival Award in the "Features-Made-For TV" category. The Missiles Of October--12/18/1974 Focusing on the msot dramatic international encounter of recent times, it covered the thirteen days in October 1962 when Russia and the U.S. stood on the brink of nuclear confrontation as the result of Russia's sending missiles to and building missile sites in Cuba. William DeVane and Martin Sheen played President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Among it honors, "The Missiles Of October" numbered an Emmy Award, a Gold Hugo from the Chiacgo International Film Festical, and a Critics Consensus citation for "distinguished contribution to TV." Ceremonies In Dark Old Men--01/06/1975 Written by Lonnie Elder III (author of the Oscar-nominated "Sounder"), this was the Negro Ensemble Company's production about a black family fighting the desperation of ghetto life. When first performed on a proscenium stage its awards had included the Outer Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award. It's ABC Theatre presentation won a Christopher Award. |
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