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The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor based on Ruth Gordon's autobiographical play Years Ago. Gordon also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, and Teresa Wright, and features Anthony Perkins in his film debut.
The Actress: Directed by George Cukor. With Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins. This is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- George Cukor
- 1953-09-25
The Actress (1953), George Cukor's unsentimental and moving adaptation of Ruth Gordon's autobiographical play Years Ago, tells the story of her determination to become a star. But before she can begin the struggle to fame, 17-year-old Ruth Gordon Jones (Jean Simmons) must first overcome the obstinacy of her father (Spencer Tracy), an irascible ...
- George Cukor, Jack Greenwood
- Spencer Tracy
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Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Clinton gets fired and Ruth rejects the advances of Fred Whitmarsh. Her father gives her his seaman's spyglass to sell as she heads for New York City. — Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>.
Ruth Gordon's memoirs of her New England girlhood have been turned into a warm, funny movie. An autobiographical snapshot in time of Ruth Gordon's life as a young determined girl with the...
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Based on Ruth Gordon's autobiographical play Years Ago, chronicling her youthful experiences as a would-be actress in New England just before World War II (Gordon, with her husband Garson Kanin...
