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Jessie is Mrs. Dubose's black nurse. She shoos the children out when Mrs. Dubose has her fits, and does seem to care enormously for Mrs. Dubose. When Jem is forced to read to Mrs. Dubose, Jessie kindly leads Jem and Scout to the door when Mrs. Dubose's alarm goes off.
Mary Badham had no film acting experience before being cast in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Oscar in her category went to another child actress, Patty Duke , for The Miracle Worker . During filming, Badham became particularly close to actor Gregory Peck , who played Scout's father, Atticus Finch ; she kept in contact with him, always calling him ...
William Milton Asher (August 8, 1921 – July 16, 2012) was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series.
On Friday morning, the world learned of the passing of Harper Lee, the beloved author of one of the most influential books in American history, To Kill a Mockingbird. One of two books that Lee had ...
Watching — and reading — Harper Lee's seminal story, To Kill a Mockingbird, has been a rite of passage for multiple generations of American teens.But for the film's star, Mary Badham ...
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in July 1960 and became instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize a year after its release, and it has become a classic of modern American literature.
Wilcox made her professional debut in Chicago as part of the improvisational group, The Compass Players, [1] which included Mike Nichols, Elaine May, and Shelley Berman. Playing opposite Richard Basehart , Kevin McCarthy , and William Hansen , Wilcox won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance in The Day The Money Stopped [ 2 ] by ...
John Anthony Megna was born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, to Ralph W. Megna, a pharmacist, [1] and Eleanor McGinley, a one-time nightclub singer. He was a half-brother of Connie Stevens through their mother, and an ex-brother-in-law of Eddie Fisher, both famous singers.