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In 1948, a film version of the play was released by RKO Pictures and starred Irene Dunne as Mama and Barbara Bel Geddes as her daughter, an aspiring writer. [11] Mama, a television series based on the film, was broadcast on CBS from July 1, 1949, to March 17, 1957, and starred Peggy Wood as Mama. [12] Forbes' novel was twice turned into a stage ...
A Catholic monk reading in a monastery library. Scholars assume that reading aloud (Latin clare legere) was the more common practice in antiquity, and that reading silently (legere tacite or legere sibi) was unusual. [8] In his Confessions, Saint Augustine remarks on Saint Ambrose's unusual habit of reading silently in the 4th century AD:
I Remember Mama is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen, whose work was adapted from John Van Druten's stage play. Druten, in turn, had based his play on Kathryn Forbes ' novel Mama's Bank Account , which was originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1943.
In 1946, the English lyrics were written by Harold Barlow and Phil Brito who had their popular recording hit the charts in May 1946 under the title of "Mama". British singer David Whitfield also had a hit with the song, which reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1955 . [ 6 ]
A mondegreen (/ ˈ m ɒ n d ɪ ˌ ɡ r iː n / ⓘ) is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. [1] Mondegreens are most often created by a person listening to a poem or a song; the listener, being unable to hear a lyric clearly, substitutes words that sound similar and make some kind of sense.
Kino's Storytime, also known as Storytime, is an American children's reading television program which aired on PBS from October 12, 1992 until September 1, 1997. [1] It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. It was available on VHS from Strand Home Video and Video Treasures.
"A Song for Mama" is a number-one R&B single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface , served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food , and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart.
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly, [3] School Library Journal, [4] Horn Book Guides, [5] and the Cooperative Children's Book Center. [6] It is a 1999 ALA Notable Children's Book, [7] a 1999 Charlotte Zolotow Award commended book, [8] and a 1998 CCBC Choices book. [9]