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A Thousand Clowns was first presented at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City on April 5, 1962, with Jason Robards in the role of Murray Burns. Herb Gardner's first full-length play, it was nominated for the Tony Award for best play and was so successful commercially that Gardner, named the most promising playwright of 1961–62, was ...
Thousand Clowns, A (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Your Own Personal Blacklist Giddy Manhattan montage by director Fred Coe, as Sandra (Barbara Harris) tidies the apartment and slack writer Murray (Jason Robards), motivated by a custody hearing, looks for work, then visits brother and agent Arnold (Martin Balsam), who had given him a lead, in A Thousand ...
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has ...
The Best Film of 1965. ctrout 23 January 2005. A Thousand Clowns is about a twelve-year-old Barry Gordon who lives with his Uncle, Jason Robards. A social worker played by Barbara Harris shows up and ends up falling in love with Robards.
Making sarcastic jokes, browsing flea markets, and avoiding the job search whenever possible - 1965 Jason Robards is a 2023 icon. A Thousand Clowns has familiar elements, pieces that would be right at home in any other Oscar nominee of the period - a huge central performance, a theatrical origin, and a few moments where the sentiment crosses over into hammy territory.
The Man in the Restaurant (as Phil Bruns) John McMartin. ... The Man in the Office (as John MacMartin) Barry Gordon. ... Nick Burns / Wilbur Malcome Burns / Theodore Burns / Raphael Sabatini / Dr. Morris Fishbein / Woodrow Burns / Chevrolet Burns / Big Sam Burns / Lefty Burns. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Garrett Cassell.
