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The Rainmaker is a 1956 American western romance film directed by Joseph Anthony and adapted by N. Richard Nash from his 1954 play The Rainmaker.The film tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff; however, she falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that he can make it rain.
Lime's first film appearance was in The Rainmaker (1956), as Snookie Maguire. In 1957, she was cast in films, in an uncredited part as Sally in Elvis Presley's Loving You and in Michael Landon's I Was a Teenage Werewolf, and with top billing in Dragstrip Riot (1958).
He starred in The Rainmaker (1956), opposite Katharine Hepburn and Burt Lancaster, playing a rancher's timid son, who finally must defy his brother to gain self-respect, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture; [27] he was cast in the role instead of Elvis Presley. [28]
Earl Holliman, square-jawed and with a unique and compelling voice, made his mark in film and TV as well as theater. The Golden Globe winner died Monday at 96.
Award-winning screen star Earl Holliman died on Monday, Nov. 25. He was 96. The actor’s spouse, Craig Curtis, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.. Born on Sept. 11, 1928, in Delhi, La ...
Earl Holliman, the handsome actor who won a Golden Globe for his supporting role in “The Rainmaker” and appeared in numerous Westerns and dozens of films including “Giant” and “Forbidden ...
Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Rainmaker (1956). Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024) was an American film and TV actor who appeared in 97 features between 1952 and 2000, including recurring roles on the television series Hotel de Paree, Wide Country, Police Woman, The Thorn Birds, P.S.
Muriel Teresa Wright was born on October 27, 1918, in New York City, [3] the daughter of Martha Espy and Arthur Hendricksen Wright, an insurance agent. [citation needed] [4] Her parents separated when she was young.