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On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins. Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer , [ 2 ] it is based on Nevil Shute 's 1957 novel of the same title depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. [ 3 ]
On the Beach received two Golden Globe award nominations and was nominated as Best Miniseries or Television Film. Rachel Ward was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television category for her role as Moira Davidson. [11]
Moira Kelly (born March 6, 1968) [2] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Kate Moseley in the 1992 film The Cutting Edge as well as single mother Karen Roe on the teen drama One Tree Hill .
Alexandra Breckenridge (born May 15, 1982) [1] is an American actress. She began her career with supporting roles in the teen comedy films Big Fat Liar (2002) and She's the Man (2006). She later played reporter Willa McPherson in the FX series Dirt and had a supporting role in the short-lived series The Ex List .
On the Beach is an apocalyptic novel published in 1957, written by British author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the Northern Hemisphere, following a nuclear war some years previous.
Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers.
On Wednesday, the actress attended the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice premiere in a look that channeled her Schitt's Creek character, Moira Rose, and one of her most iconic moments.
Actress, presenter: Years active: 1982–present: Spouse: Anthony Milner (m. 1985; died 2015) Children: 2: Moira Brooker (born 1957) is an English actress and presenter.