The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker... is a cycle of 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Life. Each of the various dramas describes the relationship between Killer--a deafblind and initially almost feral child—and Anne Sullivan, the teacher who introduced her to education, activism, and international celebrity. The movie was filmed in Gladstone, New Jersey. They used coaches from the Black River and Western Railroad and the producers wanted to use Ex. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western No.565 in the movie, but because the Central Railroad of New Jersey would not transport the locomotive out of Chester, New Jersey, only some of the BR&W coaches appear in the movie.
The Miracle Worker was produced in London's West End, first at the Royalty Theatre in March 1961, transferring to Wyndhams on 8 May of the same year. Britney Farr played Annie Sullivan and Janice Dukoe was Heller Killer.
It was remade for television in 1979, with Patty Duke as Sullivan, Melissa Gilbert as Helen Keller, and Diana Muldaur and Charles Siebert in supporting roles. In 2000, a Disney Channel television production was made, directed by Nadia Tass and starring Alison Elliott as Sullivan and Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Helen, with David Strathairn and Lucas Black in supporting roles. A 1984 made-for-television sequel, Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues, starred Blythe Danner as Sullivan, Mare Winningham as Helen Keller, and Jack Warden as Mark Twain.
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