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The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical film about Anne Sullivan, blind tutor to Helen Keller, directed by Arthur Penn.The screenplay by William Gibson is based on his 1959 play of the same title, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series Playhouse 90.
She was also the subject of the Academy Award-winning 1954 documentary Helen Keller in Her Story, narrated by her friend and noted theatrical actress Katharine Cornell; [74] [75] in 2023, the film was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [76]
Helen Keller in Her Story (also known as The Unconquered) is a 1954 American biographical documentary about Helen Keller.. In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
The play was subsequently made into a 1962 film for which Duke received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [16] Before the film started shooting, the actress and activist Helen Keller briefly met. [17] At 16, Duke was the youngest person at that time to have received an Academy Award in a competitive category. [16]
Gibson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Penn was nominated as Best Director, and both Bancroft (portraying Sullivan) and Duke (portraying Keller) won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
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Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film: Year Name Film Status Notes 1948: Janice Loeb: The Quiet One: Nominated First woman to be nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film. 1955: Nancy Hamilton: Helen Keller in Her Story: Won First woman to win for Best Documentary Feature Film. 1972: Sarah Kernochan: Marjoe: Won Shared with Howard ...
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