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{{short description|Cycle of 20th-century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life}} {{short description|Cycle of 20th-century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life}}
⚫ {{other uses|The Miracle Worker (disambiguation)}}
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⚫ {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
⚫ {{other uses|The Miracle Worker (disambiguation)}}
⚫ ] as ] and ] as ] in the 1959 Broadway play '']'': In this scene, Miss Sullivan tries to teach Helen the meaning of "water".]]


⚫ '''''The Miracle Worker''''' refers to a broadcast, a play and various other adaptations of ]'s 1903 autobiography '']''. The first of these works was a 1957 '']'' broadcast written by ] and starring ] as ] and ] as Keller.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Gibson adapted his teleplay for a ] with ] as Keller and ] as Sullivan. ] also starred Bancroft and Duke. Subsequent television films were released ] and ].
⚫ ] as ] and ] as ] in the broadway play ''The Miracle Worker'': In this scene, Miss Sullivan tries to teach Helen the meaning of "water".]]

⚫ '''''The Miracle Worker''''' is a cycle of 20th-century dramatic works derived from ]'s 1903 autobiography '']''. Each of the various dramas describes the relationship between Helen, a ] and initially almost feral child, and ], the teacher who introduced her to education, activism, and international stardom. Its first realization was a 1957 '']'' broadcast written by ] and starring ] as Sullivan and ] as Keller. Gibson adapted his teleplay for a ] with ] as Sullivan and ] as Keller. ], also starred Bancroft and Duke. Subsequent ] movies were released in 1979 and 2000.


==Source of the name== ==Source of the name==
The title originates in ]'s description of Sullivan as a "miracle worker". The famed American humorist and author was an admirer of both women, and although his own personal finances were problematic, he helped arrange the funding of Keller's ] education by his friend, financier and industrialist ]. The title originates in ]'s description of Sullivan as a "miracle worker".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Sullivan Macy: The Miracle Worker |url=https://www.afb.org/about-afb/history/online-museums/anne-sullivan-miracle-worker/anne-teacher/early-fame |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=American Foundation for the Blind |language=en}}</ref> He admired both women, and although his personal finances were problematic, he helped arrange the funding of Keller's ] education by his friend, financier and industrialist ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Paine|first1=Albert Bigelow|title=Mark Twain, a biography: the personal and literary life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Volume 3|date=1912|publisher=Harper & Brothers|location=New York|page=|url=https://archive.org/details/marktwainabiogr02paingoog|quote=Mark Twain: A Biography.|access-date=22 September 2017|language=en|chapter=196: Mr. Rogers and Helen Keller}}</ref>

⚫ == Film ==
⚫ * ] with ] as Annie Sullivan and ] as Helen Keller
⚫ * ] with ] as Annie Sullivan and ] as Helen Keller
⚫ * ] with ] as Annie Sullivan and ] as Helen Keller


==Play== ==Play==
{{Main|The Miracle Worker (play)}} {{Main|The Miracle Worker (play)}}

⚫ == Film ==
⚫ * ]: ] as Annie Sullivan and ] as Helen Keller
⚫ * ]: ] as Annie Sullivan and ] as Helen Keller
⚫ * ]: ] as Annie Sullivan and ] as Helen Keller

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|675644|Playhouse 90 production}} * {{IMDb title|675644|Playhouse 90 production}}
*{{IMDb title|56241|The Miracle Worker (1962 film)}} * {{IMDb title|56241|The Miracle Worker (1962 film)}}
*{{IMDb title|79562|The Miracle Worker (1979 television remake)}} * {{IMDb title|79562|The Miracle Worker (1979 television remake)}}
*{{IMDb title|246786|The Miracle Worker (2000 television film)}} * {{IMDb title|246786|The Miracle Worker (2000 television film)}}
*{{IMDb title|87401|Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues}} * {{IMDb title|87401|Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues}}


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Latest revision as of 07:53, 18 December 2024

Cycle of 20th-century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life For other uses, see The Miracle Worker (disambiguation).

Photo of Patty Duke as Helen Keller and Anne Bancroft as Anne Sullivan in the 1959 Broadway play The Miracle Worker: In this scene, Miss Sullivan tries to teach Helen the meaning of "water".

The Miracle Worker refers to a broadcast, a play and various other adaptations of Helen Keller's 1903 autobiography The Story of My Life. The first of these works was a 1957 Playhouse 90 broadcast written by William Gibson and starring Teresa Wright as Anne Sullivan and Patricia McCormack as Keller. Gibson adapted his teleplay for a 1959 Broadway production with Patty Duke as Keller and Anne Bancroft as Sullivan. The 1962 film also starred Bancroft and Duke. Subsequent television films were released in 1979 and in 2000.

Source of the name

The title originates in Mark Twain's description of Sullivan as a "miracle worker". He admired both women, and although his personal finances were problematic, he helped arrange the funding of Keller's Radcliffe College education by his friend, financier and industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers.

Play

Main article: The Miracle Worker (play)

Film

References

  1. "Anne Sullivan Macy: The Miracle Worker". American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. Paine, Albert Bigelow (1912). "196: Mr. Rogers and Helen Keller". Mark Twain, a biography: the personal and literary life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Volume 3. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 1035. Retrieved 22 September 2017. Mark Twain: A Biography.

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