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December 3, 1972. ( 1972-12-03) The House Without a Christmas Tree is a 1972 television movie, novelized into a children's book by Gail Rock in 1974, [1] that centers on the relationship between Adelaide "Addie" Mills ( Lisa Lucas ), a bright and energetic only child, and her melancholy father, James Addison Mills III ( Jason Robards ).
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Alexa Jordan Kenin (February 16, 1962 – September 10, 1985)...
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Career. Lucas also played Shirley MacLaine's daughter in the...
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Gail Rock. Film critic, youth novelist, and screen play author, Gail Rock grew up in Valley, Nebraska and graduated from UNL in 1961. The House Without A Christmas Tree and The Thanksgiving Treasure were first introduced as CBS-TV Specials. In 2014 the Houston Texas Grand Opera company produced an opera based on The House Without A Christmas Tree.
A 1957 Valley High School graduate, Roberta Gail Rock based Addie's adventures on her own life, growing up in the 1940s and '50s in the Douglas County town of 1,800. In Addie's world, Valley is ...
Combine Editions. Gail Rock’s books. Average rating: 4.09 · 1,734 ratings · 195 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors. The House Without a Christmas Tree. 4.08 avg rating — 1,315 ratings — published 1974 — 17 editions. Want to Read. saving…. Want to Read. Currently Reading.
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Gail Rock. Follow this author. Gail Rock grew up in Valley, Nebraska. After receiving a BA in fine arts from the University of Nebraska, she moved to New York and began a career in journalism. She has worked as a film and TV critic and has done freelance writing for newspapers and magazines.
Jan 1, 1974 · The genesis of this slender but excellent novel is somewhat unusual, and more complex in the relationship of novelization to movie than most. In the summer of 1972, Gail Rock (b. 1940), who was then working with the CBS TV network, was chatting with some Jewish co-workers about the December holidays.
Published Works by Gail Rock. 1. A Dream for Addie (The Addie Mills Stories Book 3) (Kindle Edition) 2. The House without a Christmas Tree (The Addie Mills Stories Book 1) (Kin... 3. The Thanksgiving Treasure (The Addie Mills Stories Book 2) (Kindle Edition) 4. Addie & King of Hearts (Hardcover)
