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Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel by Judith Guest . The film follows the disintegration of a wealthy family in Lake Forest, Illinois , following the accidental death of one of their two sons and the attempted ...
"Ordinary People" is a song by American singer John Legend, released by GOOD Music and Columbia Records on April 7, 2005 as the second single from his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004). Written and produced by Legend and fellow singer will.i.am , the song is a ballad discussing an emotionally tumultuous relationship.
Ordinary People was released in 1980, winning that year's Academy Award for Best Picture. Redford and Timothy Hutton also received Oscars for directing and acting , respectively. It also won the Best Adapted Screenplay award, written by Alvin Sargent .
Ordinary People is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Nancy Pahl-Gilsenan. [1] Gilsenan published the adaptation in 1983, three years after the successful film version was released in 1980. The original novel was published by Judith Guest in 1976. [2]
Guest's first book, Ordinary People, published in 1976, was the basis of the 1980 film Ordinary People that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. [1] This novel and two others, Second Heaven (1982) and Errands (1997), are about adolescents forced to deal with crises in their families. Guest also wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film Rachel ...
The second single "Ordinary People" was released on April 7, 2005, and became Legend's breakthrough hit. The song peaked within the top 40—at number 24—on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Legend's first to do so. [ 2 ]
Ordinary People: Our Story is a collaborative memoir of the Osbourne family, in collaboration with Todd Gold. It features interviews with Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne, both credited as co-authors, as well as their children Aimee Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and Jack Osbourne. [1] It was published by Simon & Schuster in December 2003.
"Ordinary People" is a song by British singer-songwriter Steve Harley, which was released as a non-album single in 2015. [1] It was written by Harley, Jim Cregan and Robert Hart, and produced by Harley. The song was Harley's first new song of five years, following the release of his fifth solo studio album Stranger Comes to Town in 2010.