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Encyclopedia > I Remember Mama
DVD Cover with original film poster
DVD Cover with original film poster

For the Broadway musical of the same title, see I Remember Mama. Image File history File linksMetadata Gs_mama2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Gs_mama2. ... 1985 studio recording I Remember Mama is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, primary lyrics by Martin Charnin, and music by Richard Rodgers. ...



I Remember Mama is a 1944 John Van Druten play, based on the memoir Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... John William Van Druten (1 June 1901–19 December 1957) was an English dramatist, best known for writing light comedies. ... Kathryn Forbes (March 20, 1908 - May 15, 1966) was an American writer. ...


The plot focuses on a loving family of Norwegian immigrants living in San Francisco in the 1910s. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ...


The 1948 RKO film version was adapted by DeWitt Bodeen and directed by George Stevens. It stars Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Ellen Corby, and Tommy Ivo. See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... RKO could stand for: RKO Pictures The R.K.O. - finishing manoever (and initials) of WWE professional wrestler Randy Orton. ... Dewitt Bodeen (July 25, 1908 - March 12, 1988) was a film screenwriter who today is probably best remebered for writing 1942s Cat People. ... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... Irene Dunne in Love Affair (1939) Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990), was born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Barbara Bel Geddes as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American actress. ... Oscar Homolka (born August 12, 1898 in Vienna; died January 27, 1978 in Sussex, England) was an Austrian-born actor. ... Philip Dorn, born Hein van der Niet and sometimes billed as Frits van Dongen, (30 September 1901 - 9 May 1975) was a Dutch actor who had a career in Hollywood. ... Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (February 19, 1893 - August 6, 1964) was a British actor. ... Edgar John Bergen (February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist. ... Rudy Vallee (July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was a popular United States singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. ... Barbara ONeil (17 July 1910 - 3 September 1980 was an American actress. ... Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 â€“ April 14, 1999) was an Oscar-nominated American character actress. ... Tommy Ivo was an actor and drag racing car driver, born April 18, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, USA. In the late 1950s Ivo raced a twin (side by side) Buick engined dragster. ...


It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Dunne), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Homolka), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Bel Geddes and Corby), and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Nicholas Musuraca). The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... Italian-born cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca (October 25, 1892 - September 3, 1975) began his film career as the chauffeur for silent-movie producer J. Stuart Blackton. ...


A CBS television series, Mama, starring Peggy Wood, ran from 1949 until 1957. CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Mama was a weekly television program which ran on CBS from July 1, 1949 - March 17, 1957. ... Peggy Wood (February 9, 1892 - March 18, 1978) was an American actress of film and television. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1979, a musical version starring Liv Ullmann had a brief run on Broadway. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in history. ... Liv Ullmann at Cannes in 2000 Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16, 1938) is a Norwegian actress, author and film director. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...


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I Remember Mama - The Guide to Musical Theatre (1138 words)
Mama realises that so much of her life is concerned with the welfare of the children that she completely overlooks the concerns of her husband.
Uncle Chris and Mama take her to hospital where appendicitis is diagnosed and which necessitates an operation to remove it.
He tells Mama to go to Norway to be with Papa - she is tempted.
I Remember Mama (283 words)
Remember Mama is about family, that most universal element of life.
She is the writer of the family, and it is through her that we learn of her remarkable mother, Mama.
At one time Mama devises a scheme to avoid a hospital rule that visitors are not allowed 24 hours after surgery.
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