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The Mother: Directed by Simon Curtis. With Mary Alice, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Borowitz, Joan Cusack. Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 years if being a homemaker.
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- Simon Curtis
- 1994-10-24
The Mother" The Philco Television Playhouse episode: Episode no. Season 6 Episode 14: Written by: Paddy Chayefsky: Produced by: Fred Coe: Original air date: April 4, 1954 () Guest appearances; Cathleen Nesbitt Maureen Stapleton Faye Emerson: List of episodes "
Spouse. Susan Sackler Chayefsky. . . ( m. 1949) . Children. 1. Sidney Aaron " Paddy " Chayefsky / ˌtʃaɪˈ ( j) ɛfski / (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays.
Synopsis. Remake of Paddy Chayefsky's classic teleplay, originally aired live on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse in 1954. Alone for the first time in her life, a 66-year-old widow is determined to return to her former job as a seamstress in New York's garment district, despite her daughter's opposition. Director. Simon Curtis. Director. Cast.
- Simon Curtis
- Mary Alice
Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981) Paddy Chayefsky. Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He was one of the most renowned dramatists of the Golden Age of Television. And is most known today for writing ...
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- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Oct 24, 1994 · A new version of Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 teleplay "The Mother" reintroduces not only a pioneer of quality television writing but re-creates the very tone and style of intimate Golden Age TV drama.
Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old woman who seeks a job after 40 years of being a homemaker.
