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An adaptation of D. L. Coburn's play about two residents of a nursing home whos gin rummy games bring out the best and the worst in both of them. The Gin Game (1984) - Turner Classic Movies TCM Main Navigation
Oct 6, 2017 · The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn opened at the John Golden Theatre October 6, 1977. The play, directed by Mike Nichols, is about a frustrated couple—Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy—in a nursing home ...
Oct 14, 2015 · The Gin Game review – James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson light up a bittersweet symphony. From: Guardian By: Alexis Soloski Date: 2015-10-14 6 / 10. Jones and Tyson are actors of expertise ...
Oct 15, 2015 · Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, residents of a modest retirement home and the sole characters in D. L. Coburn’s 1976 play, “The Gin Game,” have withdrawn from the world, willingly or not ...
Gin rummy, or simply gin, is a two-player card game variant of rummy. It has enjoyed widespread popularity as both a social and a gambling game, especially during the mid twentieth century, and remains today one of the most widely played two-player card games.
Jan 10, 2003 · The Language of 'The Gin Game' NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright D.L. Coburn, who wrote the original Broadway version -- as well as the teleplay -- of The Gin Game ...
Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey meet on the porch of their nursing home and strike up a friendship, with Weller teaching Fonsia how to play gin rummy. As they play, they share stories about the ...
