Uniform Title Driving Miss Daisy (Television program) Title Driving Miss Daisy / Broadway Near You presents ; by Alfred Uhry ; directed for the stage by David Esbjornson ; produced for the Australian stage by John Frost by special arrangement with Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich ; Great performances is a production of Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET

Published [United States] : PBS, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 90 min.)) : sound, color Summary "When Daisy Werthan, a widowed, 72-year-old Jewish woman living in midcentury Atlanta, is deemed too old to drive, her son hires Hoke Colburn, an African American man, to serve as her chauffeur. What begins as a troubled and hostile pairing, soon blossoms into a profound, life-altering friendship that transcends all the societal boundaries placed between them. This iconic tale of pride, changing times, and the transformative power of friendship has become one of the most beloved American stories of the late twentieth century"--Container Notes Originally broadcast as an episode of Great Performances in 2015 Wide screen Credits Scenic design, John Lee Beaty ; lighting design, Peter Kaczorowski ; original music by Mark Bennett Cast Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Boyd Gaines Event Recorded at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Australia Notes English dialogue with optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing Rating: TV-PG Description based on videodisc version record Subject Culture conflict -- Drama Friendship -- Drama Culture conflict. Friendship. Race relations. SUBJECT Southern States -- Race relations -- Drama Subject Southern States. Genre/Form Drama. Nonfiction television programs. Televised performances. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Televised performances. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Théâtre. Spectacles télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Form Streaming video Author Television adaptation of (work): Uhry, Alfred. Driving Miss Daisy. Esbjornson, David, television director. Frost, John, 1952- television producer. Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022, actor Jones, James Earl, actor. Gaines, Boyd, actor. Thirteen Productions, production company.

OTHER TI Contained in (work): Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86730619

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