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⚫ '''''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. The first movie, also starring Bancroft and Duke, was released in 1962. Subsequent ] movies were released in 1979 and 2000.
'''''The Miracle Worker''''' is a cycle of 20th-century dramatic works derived from ]'s
⚫ 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. The first movie, also starring Bancroft and Duke, was released in 1962. Subsequent ] movies were released in 1979 and 2000.


==Source of the name== ==Source of the name==

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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 Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan and Patty Duke as Helen Keller 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 Helen Keller's 1903 autobiography The Story of My Life. Each of the various dramas describes the relationship between Helen, a deafblind and initially almost feral child, and Anne Sullivan, the teacher who introduced her to education, activism, and international stardom. Its first realization was a 1957 Playhouse 90 broadcast written by William Gibson and starring Teresa Wright as Sullivan and Patricia McCormack as Keller. Gibson adapted his teleplay for a 1959 Broadway production with Anne Bancroft as Sullivan and Patty Duke as Keller. The first movie, also starring Bancroft and Duke, was released in 1962. Subsequent made-for-television movies were released in 1979 and 2000.

Source of the name

The title originates in Mark Twain'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 Radcliffe College education by his friend, financier and industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers.

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