ABC Theater

ABC Theater
Also known as	ABC Theatre ; ABC Theatre of the Month
Genre	Anthology
Original language(s)	English
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	December 19, 1972

ABC Theater is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC and featured quality dramatic presentations over a period of 12 years. Although some sources indicate the series began in 1974,[1] ABC lists the first production in 1972,[2] with irregular broadcasts until 1984.

Directors for the series of television movies included George Schaefer, Stanley Kramer, Joseph Papp, George Cukor, José Quintero, Daniel Petrie, Randal Kleiser and Delbert Mann.

Writers contributing original material for the series included James Costigan, Alice Childress, Lonne Elder III and Loring Mandel.

In 1973, ABC shared in a joint Peabody Award with NBC and CBS "for their outstanding contributions to entertainment through an exceptional year of televised drama." The award particularly noted the ABC Theater productions of The Glass Menagerie and Pueblo.[3]

Selected episodes

Episode	Airdate	Cast	Major Awards	Director	Writer
If You Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band	12/19/1972	Donna M. Bryan, Georgia Burke, Laurence Fishburne, Moses Gunn, Albert Hall		Fred Coe	Stanley Grey
Long Day's Journey Into Night	3/10/1973	Laurence Olivier, Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley	Laurence Olivier, Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by a Lead Actor[4]	Peter Wood	Eugene O'Neill
Pueblo	3/29/1973	Hal Holbrook, Ronny Cox, Andrew Duggan, Stephen Elliott	Hal Holbrook, Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama[4]	Anthony Page	Stanley R. Greenberg
The Glass Menagerie	12/16/1973	Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston, Joanna Miles, Michael Moriarty	Joanna Miles, Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in Drama[4] Michael Moriarty, Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama[4]
F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles'	1/7/1974	Richard Chamberlain, Blythe Danner, Susan Sarandon
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg	1/28/1974	Allan Arbus, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Colby		Stanley Kramer	Harry Kleiner
Wedding Band	4/24/1974	Ruby Dee, J.D. Cannon, Eileen Heckart
The Missiles of October	12/18/1974	William Devane, Martin Sheen, Howard Da Silva, Ralph Bellamy
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men	1/6/1975	J. Eric Bell, Godfrey Cambridge, Rosalind Cash, Robert Hooks, Glynn Turman
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley	1/12/1975	Tony Musante, Richard Basehart, Harrison Ford
Love Among the Ruins	3/6/1975	Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Colin Blakely	Peabody Award[5] Katharine Hepburn, Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Special[4] Laurence Olivier, Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Special[4] George Cukor, Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Special[4] James Costigan, Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Special (Original teleplay)[4]	George Cukor	James Costigan
I Will Fight No More Forever	4/14/1975	James Whitmore, Sam Elliott, Ned Romero
A Moon for the Misbegotten	5/27/1975	Jason Robards, Colleen Dewhurst, Ed Flanders	Ed Flanders, Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Special[4]
Eleanor and Franklin	1/11 & 1/12/1976	Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Rosemary Murphy	Peabody Award[6] Emmy for Outstanding Drama Special[4] Rosemary Murphy, Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Special[4] Daniel Petrie, Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Special[4] James Costigan, Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Special (Original teleplay)[4]
Green Eyes	1/3/1977	Paul Winfield, Rita Tushingham, Jonathan Goldsmith	Peabody Award[7] Humanitas Prize[8]
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years	3/13/1977	Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Priscilla Pointer, Blair Brown	Emmy for Outstanding Special (Tie with Sybil)[4] Daniel Petrie, Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Special[4]
Mary White	11/18/1977	Ed Flanders, Fionnula Flanagan, Tim Matheson, Kathleen Beller	Caryl Ledner, Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Special (Adaptation)[4]
The Gathering	12/4/1977	Edward Asner, Maureen Stapleton	Emmy for Outstanding Special[4]
Breaking Up	1/2/1978	Lee Remick, Granville Van Dusen
The Last Tenant	6/25/1978	Tony Lo Bianco, Lee Strasberg, Christine Lahti	George Rubino, Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Special (Original teleplay)[4]
Friendly Fire	4/22/1979	Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Timothy Hutton	Peabody Award[9] Emmy for Outstanding Special[4] Daniel Greene, Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special[4]
Attica	3/2/1980	Charles Durning, Morgan Freeman, George Grizzard	Marvin J. Chomsky, Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special[4]
The Women's Room	9/14/1980	Lee Remick, Ted Danson, Colleen Dewhurst, Patty Duke
The Shadow Box	12/28/1980	Joanne Woodward, Christopher Plummer, Valerie Harper, James Broderick	Humanitas Prize[8] Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made For Television[10]
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige	5/31/1981	Louis Gossett Jr., Beverly Todd, Cleavon Little
The Elephant Man	1/4/1982	Philip Anglim, Kevin Conway, Penny Fuller	Penny Fuller, Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Divorce Wars: A Love Story	3/1/1982	Tom Selleck, Jane Curtin, Candice Azzara	Humanitas Prize[8]
My Body, My Child	4/12/1982	Vanessa Redgrave, Jack Albertson, Joseph Campanella, Stephen Elliott
The Letter	5/3/1982	Lee Remick, Ronald Pickup, Jack Thompson
Benny's Place	5/31/1982	Louis Gossett, Jr., Cicely Tyson, Terry Alexander
Who Will Love My Children?	2/14/1983	Ann-Margret, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat	Ann-Margret, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television[11]
The Day After	11/20/1983	Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, John Lithgow, Amy Madigan
Heart of Steel	12/4/1983	Peter Strauss, Pamela Reed, John Doucette
Something About Amelia	1/9/1984	Ted Danson, Glenn Close, Roxana Zal	Emmy for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special[4] Roxana Zal, Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special William Hanley, Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special[4]
A Streetcar Named Desire	3/4/1984	Ann-Margret, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo
The Dollmaker	5/13/1984	Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer	Humanitas Prize[8] Jane Fonda, Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Heartsounds	9/30/1984	James Garner, Mary Tyler Moore, Sam Wanamaker	Peabody Award[12]
Consenting Adult	1985	Martin Sheen

ABC Theater Award

In 1977, ABC Inc., established the “ABC Theater” Award. The award provided a grant to the National Playwrights Conference of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a cash award of $10,000 to the winning playwright. The playwright's work was then telecast as an ABC Theater Presentation. Winners of the award have included George Rubino for The Last Tenant, Lee Hunkins for Hollow Image, Preston Ransone for King Crab, J. Rufus Caleb for Benny’s Place and Phil Penningroth for Ghost Dancing.

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References

Terrace, Vincent (1981). Television 1970-1980. San Diego: A.S. Barnes and Company. ISBN 0-498-02577-2.
ABC Theater (1984). New York: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
"1973 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
O'Neil, Thomas (2000). The Emmys (3rd ed.). New York: Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 0-399-52611-0.
"1975 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
"1976 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
"1977 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
"The Humanitas Prize: 90 Minute". The Humanitas Prize. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
"1979 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
"Golden Globe Awards: Winners & Nominees 1981". goldenglobes.com. The Hollywood Foreign Press Associate. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
"Golden Globe Awards: Winners & Nominees 1984". goldenglobes.com. The Hollywood Foreign Press Associate. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
"1984 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

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[1] Terrace, Vincent (1981). Television 1970-1980. San Diego: A.S. Barnes and Company. ISBN 0-498-02577-2.

[2] ABC Theater (1984). New York: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

[3] "1973 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

[Emmy-4] O'Neil, Thomas (2000). The Emmys (3rd ed.). New York: Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 0-399-52611-0.

[5] "1975 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

[6] "1976 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

[7] "1977 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

[Humanitas90-8] "The Humanitas Prize: 90 Minute". The Humanitas Prize. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

[9] "1979 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

[10] "Golden Globe Awards: Winners & Nominees 1981". goldenglobes.com. The Hollywood Foreign Press Associate. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

[11] "Golden Globe Awards: Winners & Nominees 1984". goldenglobes.com. The Hollywood Foreign Press Associate. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

[12] "1984 Peabody Awards". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2016-09-12.