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William Gibson(1914-2008)

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William Gibson
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William Gibson was born on 13 November 1914 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Miracle en Alabama (1962), Playhouse 90 (1956) and Deux sur la balançoire (1962). He was married to Margaret Brenman-Gibson. He died on 25 November 2008 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA.
BornNovember 13, 1914
DiedNovember 25, 2008(94)
BornNovember 13, 1914
DiedNovember 25, 2008(94)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Miracle en Alabama (1962)
Miracle en Alabama
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1962
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Deux sur la balançoire (1962)
Deux sur la balançoire
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1962
Lauren Bacall, Charles Boyer, Lillian Gish, Richard Widmark, and Gloria Grahame in La toile d'araignée (1955)
La toile d'araignée
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1955

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  • Golda's Balcony (2019)
    Golda's Balcony
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Peter Huschilt and Leanette Bailey in The Miracle Worker (2012)
    The Miracle Worker
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Golda's Balcony (2007)
    Golda's Balcony
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Deux sur la balançoire (2007)
    Deux sur la balançoire
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2007
  • Teatr Telewizji (1953)
    Teatr Telewizji
    7.6
    TV Series
    • drama
    • 2002
  • Hallie Eisenberg and Alison Elliott in The Miracle Worker (2000)
    The Miracle Worker
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • based upon the play by
    • 2000
  • Monday After the Miracle (1998)
    Monday After the Miracle
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • play "Monday After the Miracle"
    • 1998
  • Anna dei miracoli
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1990
  • Belye rozy, rozovye slony (1987)
    Belye rozy, rozovye slony
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1987
  • Två på gungbrädet
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1982
  • Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert in Miracle en Alabama (1979)
    Miracle en Alabama
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Teatro (1978)
    Teatro
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1978
  • Two for the Seesaw
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Spiel zu zweit
    TV Movie
    • play "Two for the Seesaw"
    • 1975
  • Anne Bancroft in Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970)
    Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man
    7.5
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1970

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The Miracle Worker
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The Miracle Worker

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.85 m
  • Born
    • November 13, 1914
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 2008
    • Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Brenman-Gibson1940 - May 10, 2004 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    His play, "Two for the Seesaw", was performed at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, East Sussex, England in 1958 and at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England in 1959 with Peter Finch and Gerry Jedd in the cast. Arthur Penn was the director.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Most of his work is about helping people, such as his play, "The Miracle Worker", based on Helen Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan.
  • Quotes
    [Following his wife's death] Writers go bad when the angels desert them. Dylan Thomas was a marvelous poet and drank himself to death. Somewhere along the way the angel deserted him. An angel has left me too, but the writing angel is still with me.

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