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The Great White Hope is a 1967 play written by Howard Sackler, later adapted in 1970 for a film of the same name. [1] [2]The play was first produced by Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in October 1968, directed by Edwin Sherin with James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in the lead roles.
The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film written and adapted from the 1967 Howard Sackler play of the same name. [3] [4] [5]The film was directed by Martin Ritt, starring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards and Moses Gunn.
Great White Hope may refer to: People. James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), American boxer; Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer; William Warren Barbour (1888 ...
Howard Oliver Sackler (December 19, 1929 – October 12, 1982) was an American screenwriter and playwright who is best known for having written The Great White Hope (play: 1967; film: 1970). The Great White Hope enjoyed both a successful run on Broadway and, as a film adaptation, in movie theaters.
The White Hope may refer to: The White Hope, a silent film directed by Frank Wilson; The White Hope, a silent film also directed by Frank Wilson; The Coming of Bill, novel by P. G. Wodehouse originally published as The White Hope
The Vietnamese Wikipedia initially went online in November 2002, with a front page and an article about the Internet Society.The project received little attention and did not begin to receive significant contributions until it was "restarted" in October 2003 [3] and the newer, Unicode-capable MediaWiki software was installed soon after.
Nhất Chi Mai (February 20, 1934 – May 16, 1967), born Phan Thị Mai and legally named Thích nữ Diệu Huỳnh, was a Buddhist nun who killed herself in an act of self-immolation in Saigon on May 16, 1967, in protest at the Vietnam War.
Carl E. Morris (February 23, 1887 – July 11, 1951) was a professional boxer who was known as the Oklahoma Giant and the Oklahoma White Hope. He was a heavyweight fighting at 225–240 pounds. He was 6 feet 4 inches tall.