Born Yesterday (1956 film)
Born Yesterday is a 1956 TV film based on the play Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Kanin adapted and directed it. George Schaefer helped Kanin direct but was not credited.[1]
Mary Martin's performance was her first TV appearance since Peter Pan.[2] The New York Times thought she was miscast.[3]
Cast
- Mary Martin as Billie Dawn
- Paul Douglas as Harry Brock
- Arthur Hill as Paul Verrall
gollark: Well, you can nest them, presumably.
gollark: No. They're not composable or anything.
gollark: Being able to read the low-level structure of the code (oh, this is looping over a thing and doing another thing) IS NOT THE SAME as UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT DOES AND WHY!
gollark: READABLE IS NOT COMPREHENSIBLE! WHEN WILL THEY UNDERSTAND?
gollark: So because "hurr durr me no want spend time understanding code" it's gone.
References
- V. A. (Oct 24, 1956). "CREDIT UP IN AIR FOR COMEDY ON TV". New York Times – via ProQuest.
- Ames, W. (Aug 2, 1956). "'Born yesterday' to star mary martin on hall of fame". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
- J. G. (Oct 29, 1956). "TV: 'born yesterday' is revived". New York Times – via ProQuest.
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