Baby Doll is a 1956 film which tells the story of the childlike bride of a Mississippi cotton gin owner, who becomes the pawn in a battle between her husband and his enemy. It stars Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach and Mildred Dunnock. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The cotton gin is a machine invented in 1793 invented by American Eli Whitney (granted a patent on March 14, 1794) to mechanize the production of cotton fiber. ... Karl Malden portraying Gen. ... Carroll Baker (Karolina Piekarski) (born May 28, 1931) is a Polish-American actress. ... Eli Wallach from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eli Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film and stage actor. ... Mildred Dunnock (January 25, 1901 – July 5, 1991) was an American theater, film and television actress. ...

The movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Elia Kazan. Thomas Lanier Williams (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a noted playwright. ... Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-born American film and theatre director and producer. ...

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Carroll Baker (Academy Award for Best Actress), Mildred Dunnock (Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Carroll Baker (Karolina Piekarski) (born May 28, 1931) is a Polish-American actress. ... Mildred Dunnock (January 25, 1901 – July 5, 1991) was an American theater, film and television actress. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ...

While the costume design was not nominated, the film is credited with both the name and originating the popularity of the babydoll nightgown, which derives from the costume worn by Baker's character. A babydoll is a short nightgown or negligee intended as nightwear for a female. ... Floor-length nightgown with full flowing skirt A Nightgown (also called a nightie or sometimes nighty) is usually a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays solely for women. ...

The Catholic Legion of Decency succeeded in having the film withdrawn from release in most U.S. theaters because of their objections over its sexual themes. The movie was banned in many countries like Sweden, due to its exaggerated sexual content. The film was also condemned by Time (magazine), which called it the dirtiest American-made motion picture that had ever been legally exhibited. The Catholic Legion of Decency was set up in 1934 to combat the trend of immoral films. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...

External links

• Baby Doll at the Internet Movie Database