query: who played atticus finch in to kill a mockingbird

pos: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) Sarabande Film Classics series. To Kill a Mockingbird (film) To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. The screenplay by Horton Foote is based on Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. It stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout. "To Kill a Mockingbird" marked the film debuts of Robert Duvall, William Windom, and Alice Ghostley. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, earning more than six times its budget. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck,

pos: Mary Badham Mary Badham Mary Badham (born October 7, 1952) is an American actress who portrayed Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the time, Badham (aged 10) was the youngest actress ever nominated in this category. Mary Badham had no film acting experience before being cast in "To Kill a Mockingbird". The Oscar in her category went to another child actress, Patty Duke for "The Miracle Worker". During filming, Badham became particularly close to actor Gregory Peck, who played Scout's father, Atticus Finch; she

pos: Conscience to journey without weapons, and being saved from failure by his earlier decision to spare the life of the creature Gollum. Conor Cruise O'Brien wrote that Albert Camus was the writer most representative of the Western consciousness and conscience in its relation to the non-Western world. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird portrays Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck in the classic film from the book (see To Kill a Mockingbird (film))) as a lawyer true to his conscience who sets an example to his children and community. The Robert Bolt play "A Man For All Seasons" focuses on the

pos: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) To Kill a Mockingbird (film) To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. The screenplay by Horton Foote is based on Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. It stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout. "To Kill a Mockingbird" marked the film debuts of Robert Duvall, William Windom, and Alice Ghostley. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, earning more than six times its budget. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck, and was nominated for

pos: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) Jean Louise "Scout" Finch (Mary Badham) and her brother Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch (Phillip Alford), live in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s. The story covers three years, during which Scout and Jem undergo changes in their lives. They are innocent children, spending their days happily playing games with each other and spying on Arthur "Boo" Radley (Robert Duvall) who has not left his home for many years and about whom many rumors circulate. Their widowed father, Atticus (Gregory Peck), is a town lawyer and has strong beliefs that all people are to be treated fairly,

pos: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) Tom Robinson in the film version, quoted Harper Lee at Peck's eulogy, saying, "Atticus Finch gave him an opportunity to play himself". Peters concluded his eulogy stating, "To my friend Gregory Peck, to my friend Atticus Finch, "vaya con Dios"". Peters remembered the role of Tom Robinson when he recalled, "It certainly is one of my proudest achievements in life, one of the happiest participations in film or theater I have experienced". Peters remained friends not only with Peck but with Mary Badham throughout his life. Peck himself admitted that many people have reminded him of this film more than

pos: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) nice to think so. Walt Disney requested the film be privately screened in his house. At the film's conclusion, Disney sadly stated, "That was one hell of a picture. That's the kind of film I wish I could make." Gregory Peck's performance became synonymous with the role and character of Atticus Finch. Producer Alan J. Pakula remembered hearing from Peck when he was first approached with the role: "He called back immediately. No maybes. […] I must say the man and the character he played were not unalike". Peck later said in an interview that he was drawn to the

pos: Vince Foster him in style and substance to Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch in the classic 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". In Bill Clinton's memoir, he characterizes Foster as "a tall, handsome, wise, good man." Writer Carl Bernstein has described Foster as "tall, with impeccable manners and a formal mien ... elegant in perfectly tailored suits, and soft-spoken to the point of taciturnity." Writer Dan Moldea characterized him as "a 'can-do' lawyer who worked best when under pressure." Phillip Carroll, the leading litigator at Rose Law Firm, once said of Foster, "He was my ideal of a young lawyer." The

pos: Gregory Peck from bronchopneumonia at the age of 87 at his home in Los Angeles. His wife, Veronique, was by his side. Gregory Peck is entombed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels mausoleum in Los Angeles. His eulogy was read by Brock Peters, whose character, Tom Robinson, was defended by Peck's Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird". The celebrities who attended Peck's funeral included Lauren Bacall, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Shari Belafonte, Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart, Mike Farrell, Shelley Fabares, Jimmy Smits, Louis Jourdan, Dyan Cannon, Stephanie Zimbalist, Michael York, Angie Dickinson, Larry Gelbart, Michael Jackson, Anjelica Huston,

pos: Jack Tarpley Camp Jr. do believe more members of my generation went to law school because of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,'"—the movie based on Harper Lee's book starring Gregory Peck as the highly principled lawyer Atticus Finch, Camp said. "It came out while I was in college." He was in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama from 1973 to 1975, and in Newnan from 1975 to 1988. Camp remembered winning a jury acquittal in Pike County of a client who had shot and killed someone. While he was sitting at the counsel table after the verdict had been rendered, the widow of the dead man

pos: Clayton W. Williams Sr. in San Antonio. In 1974, he was named Fort Stockton's "Outstanding Citizen". In 1982, the year before his death, the West Texas Historical Association dedicated its "Yearbook" in his honor. Janet Pollard often compares her father to the Atticus Finch character, the compassionate lawyer portrayed by Gregory Peck in the novel and the film, "To Kill a Mockingbird". She says that her mother, Chic, reminds her of the actress Claudette Colbert: “uplifting, happy, inspirational, the kind of person you wanted to be around all the time." In 1983, Williams was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He reacted "stoically. ... All is

pos: Gregory Peck Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor. He is one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s. Peck received five Academy Award for Best Actor nominations and won once for his performance as Atticus Finch in the 1962 drama film "To Kill a Mockingbird". Peck also received Oscar nominations for his roles in "The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944), "The Yearling" (1946), "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947) and "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949). Other notable films in which he appeared include "Spellbound" (1945), "The Gunfighter" (1950), "Roman Holiday" (1953),

pos: Brock Peters Lucius Fox in several episodes of "" and Morris Grant/Soul Power in the animated series "Static Shock" (2000–2004). Peters was once romantically involved with actress Ja'net Dubois. Peters was married to Dolores 'DiDi' Daniels from 1961 until her death in 1989. Their daughter Lisa Jo Peters was born November 3, 1962. Peters delivered the eulogy at Gregory Peck's funeral in 2003. His character, Tom Robinson, was defended by Peck's Atticus Finch in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird". He died in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2005, at the age of 78. Peters is buried in the Revelation

pos: Robert Mulligan novel by Harper Lee. Mulligan accepted the offer despite the awareness that "the other studios didn't want it because what's it about? It's about a middle-aged lawyer with two kids. There's no romance, no violence (except off-screen). There's no action. What is there? Where's the story?" With the help of a screenplay by Horton Foote as well as the pivotal casting of Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch, the film became a huge hit, and Mulligan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Mulligan and Pakula followed "To Kill a Mockingbird" with five more films: "Love

pos: To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: "They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?' I said, 'Have you read the book?' They said, 'Yes.' I said, 'That's the story.'" The movie was a hit at the box office, quickly grossing more than $20 million from a $2-million budget. It won three Oscars: Best Actor for Gregory Peck, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for Horton Foote. It was nominated for five more Oscars including Best

neg: Atticus Finch trial "State of Alabama vs. Charles White, Alias," and Atticus Finch's defense of Tom Robinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird". In a letter to the author, Harper Lee herself noted the "obvious parallels" between the cases (Lee was 12 at the time of the Charles White trial) and between Atticus Finch and Foster Beck, though she also stated that she could not recall the trial, and that "To Kill a Mockingbird" was a work of fiction. Former President Barack Obama referenced Atticus Finch as an ideal American character. In addition Atticus was mentioned during one of Obama's speeches. In July

neg: Atticus Finch and humanist John Lovejoy Elliot. He notes that the book, "A Ministry to Man", was published in 1959, a year before "Mockingbird." Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is a fictional character in Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird". A preliminary version of the character also appears in the novel "Go Set a Watchman", written in the mid 1950s but not published until 2015. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County, Alabama, and the father of Jeremy "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Lee based the character on her own father, Amasa

neg: Atticus Finch Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is a fictional character in Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of 1960, "To Kill a Mockingbird". A preliminary version of the character also appears in the novel "Go Set a Watchman", written in the mid 1950s but not published until 2015. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County, Alabama, and the father of Jeremy "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Lee based the character on her own father, Amasa Coleman Lee, an Alabama lawyer, who, like Atticus, represented black defendants in a highly publicized criminal trial. "Book Magazine"s list of "The

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. Historian, J Crespino explains, "In the twentieth century, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism." As a Southern Gothic and "Bildungsroman" novel, the primary themes of "To Kill a Mockingbird" involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South.

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird McDonagh Murphy interviewed celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rosanne Cash, Tom Brokaw, and Harper's sister Alice Lee, who read the novel and compiled their impressions of it as children and adults into a book titled "Scout, Atticus, and Boo". One of the most significant impacts "To Kill a Mockingbird" has had is Atticus Finch's model of integrity for the legal profession. As scholar Alice Petry explains, "Atticus has become something of a folk hero in legal circles and is treated almost as if he were an actual person." Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center cites Atticus Finch as the

neg: Mary Badham tolerance and compassion. In 2012, she attended a screening with President Barack Obama at the White House to mark the 50th anniversary of "To Kill a Mockingbird". In 2015, she defended the release of Harper Lee's first draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Go Set a Watchman", and its portrayal of an older, more bigoted, Atticus Finch. Mary Badham Mary Badham (born October 7, 1952) is an American actress who portrayed Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the time, Badham (aged 10)

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird the narrative. This earlier version of the story follows an adult Scout Finch who travels from New York City to visit her father, Atticus Finch, in Maycomb, Alabama, where she is confronted by the intolerance in her community. The "Watchman" manuscript was believed to have been lost until Lee's lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it, but this claim has been widely disputed. "Watchman" contains early versions of many of the characters from "To Kill a Mockingbird". According to Lee's agent Andrew Nurnberg, "Mockingbird" was originally intended to be the first book of a trilogy: "They discussed publishing "Mockingbird" first, "Watchman" last,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird reason he became a lawyer, and Richard Matsch, the federal judge who presided over the Timothy McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence. One law professor at the University of Notre Dame stated that the most influential textbook he taught from was "To Kill a Mockingbird", and an article in the "Michigan Law Review" claims, "No real-life lawyer has done more for the self-image or public perception of the legal profession," before questioning whether "Atticus Finch is a paragon of honor or an especially slick hired gun". In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus,

neg: Atticus Finch that originally Amasa Lee was in favor of segregation but became more liberal later in life, later changing his views to those of Integration. Tay Hohoff, Lee's editor, has also been argued to have played a major part in the character development of the novel and particularly Atticus' liberal transformation. Jonathan Mahler of "The New York Times" notes in his article "The Invisible Hand Behind Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’" that Ms. Hohoff, at the same time as she was guiding Ms. Lee through the "Mockingbird" re-write, was working on her own biography of the early-20th-century New York activist

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it played to full houses and starred Robert Sean Leonard as Atticus Finch, his first London appearance in 22 years. The production returned to the venue to close the 2014 season, prior to a UK tour. According to a "National Geographic" article, the novel is so revered in Monroeville that people quote lines from

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play) 15, 2018, it was announced that Jeff Daniels would star in the production as Atticus Finch. Celia Keenan-Bolger and Will Pullen were also announced to play Scout and Jem Finch, respectively. In March 2018, the Harper Lee estate filed a lawsuit against the play's production company based on allegations that the play deviates too much from the novel; Sorkin had previously admitted that “As far as Atticus and his virtue goes, this is a different take on Mockingbird than Harper Lee’s or Horton Foote’s.” The following month, producer Scott Rudin countersued for breach of contract. The legal dispute was settled

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture 50th anniversary of publication in 2010. In honor of the 50th anniversary, famous authors and celebrities as well as people close to the book's author, Harper Lee, shared their experiences with "To Kill a Mockingbird" in the book "Scout, Atticus, & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird". The book features interviews with Mary Badham, Tom Brokaw, Oprah Winfrey, Anna Quindlen, Richard Russo, as well as Harper Lee's sister, Alice Finch Lee. The 2010 documentary film "Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird" focuses on the background of the book and the film as

neg: Atticus Finch "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published first, "Watchman" is the first draft of the text that later became "Mockingbird" and the characterizations and key plot details between the two books are not only different but sometimes contradictory. In terms of plot, Tom Robinson is acquitted in "Watchman" while in "Mockingbird" his unjust conviction as the result of prejudice was a central part of not only the story but why Atticus is seen culturally as such a righteous and progressive character. His defense is based on not just Robinson's innocence but on his fundamental equality. His closing argument is a more

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird said that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is not an autobiography, but rather an example of how an author "should write about what he knows and write truthfully". Nevertheless, several people and events from Lee's childhood parallel those of the fictional Scout. Lee's father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was an attorney, similar to Atticus Finch, and in 1919, he defended two black men accused of murder. After they were convicted, hanged and mutilated, he never tried another criminal case. Lee's father was also the editor and publisher of the Monroeville newspaper. Although more of a proponent of racial segregation than Atticus, he

neg: Atticus Finch literary journals". Alice Petry remarked, "Atticus has become something of a folk hero in legal circles and is treated almost as if he were an actual person". Examples of Atticus Finch's impact on the legal profession are plentiful. Richard Matsch, the federal judge who presided over the Timothy McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence. One law professor at the University of Notre Dame stated that the most influential textbook from which he taught was "To Kill a Mockingbird", and an article in the "Michigan Law Review" asserts, "No real-life lawyer has done more for the self-image or

neg: Lane cake "To Kill a Mockingbird", a Lane cake is given as a welcome gift to Aunt Alexandra by Miss Maudie Atkinson. The narrator in the story is the young daughter, Scout, of Atticus Finch. Scout reports, "Miss Maudie baked a Lane cake so loaded with shinny it made me tight." "Shinny" is a slang term for liquor. Also in "To Kill a Mockingbird", Miss Maudie bakes a Lane cake for Mr. Avery, who was severely injured in an attempt to put out a fire in her home. “Mr. Avery will be in bed for a week—he’s right stove up. He’s too

neg: Atticus Circle Atticus Circle Atticus Circle is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and mobilize straight people to advance equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender partners, parents, and their children. With the national office located in Austin, Texas, Atticus Circle focuses on straight allies of the LGBT social movements. The organization was founded and is run mostly by straight people and works to empower straight and other allies to give them a sense of ownership in this civil rights struggle. Atticus Circle, named for Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird", was founded in late 2004 by Anne

neg: Atticus (band) Atticus (band) Atticus (formed in 1995 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a rock band noted for progressive compositions, complex harmonies, innovative cover art, and a small but loyally devoted fan base. The band is named after the Atticus Finch character of "To Kill a Mockingbird", a novel by Harper Lee which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961, and commonly picturized in posters and T-shirts developed by various print companies and Express clothing line. Atticus reunited with former Atticus guitarist Nick Swan for a special reunion show at the New City Cafe in Knoxville's Old City on July 16, 2005.

neg: Daddicus Finch Daddicus Finch "Daddicus Finch" is the 648th episode of "The Simpsons" and the ninth episode of season 30. It aired on December 2, 2018. It was also dedicated to the memory of Ricky Jay, who guest-starred as himself in the episode "The Great Simpsina". When Lisa's part is cut from the school play Homer takes her clothes shopping to cheer her up. He expresses disgust at the sexualised branding on show, leading Lisa to view him as Atticus Finch from the book "To Kill a Mockingbird", her required reading. Homer responds to Lisa's appreciation and the two spend time together

neg: Northern mockingbird poisoning in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. populations. It also features in the title and central metaphor of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee. In that novel, mockingbirds are portrayed as innocent and generous, and two of the major characters, Atticus Finch and Miss Maudie, say it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because "they don't do one thing for us but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us." "Hush, Little Baby" is a traditional lullaby,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) any other film he has ever done. In 1995 "To Kill a Mockingbird" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is also Robert Duvall's big-screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley. Duvall was cast on the recommendation of screenwriter Horton Foote, who met him at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City where Duvall starred in a 1957 production of Foote's play, "The Midnight Caller". The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. Additionally, the AFI

neg: Atticus (band) show, described the performance as ""... an amazing song, I thought. [The song is] very much a Buddy Holly 1950s kind of sound"." A studio version of that song is included on "Grand Theft Audio", the latest album by Atticus which includes the Green Apple Splatters' "Southeast Exports" interview. Atticus (band) Atticus (formed in 1995 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a rock band noted for progressive compositions, complex harmonies, innovative cover art, and a small but loyally devoted fan base. The band is named after the Atticus Finch character of "To Kill a Mockingbird", a novel by Harper Lee which won

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture a year and has been the second-best-selling backlist title in the United States. Whether they like the book or not, readers can remember when and where they were the first time they opened the book. Because of this, "Mockingbird" has become a pillar for students around the country and symbol of justice and the reminiscence of childhood. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is not solely about the cultural legal practices of Atticus Finch, but about the fatherly virutes he held towards his children and the way Scout viewed him as a father. Parties were held across the United States for the

neg: Gregory Peck Atticus Finch, a Depression-era lawyer and widowed father, in a film adaptation of the Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". Released in 1962 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the Southern United States, this film and his role were Peck's favorites. In 2003, Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch was named the greatest film hero of the past 100 years by the American Film Institute. Peck served as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1967, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute from 1967 to 1969, Chairman

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird on [her]". Johnson states, "[t]he novel is a study of how Jem and Scout begin to perceive the complexity of social codes and how the configuration of relationships dictated by or set off by those codes fails or nurtures the inhabitants of (their) small worlds." Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. Their family name Finch is also Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them to shoot. Atticus warns them that, although

neg: Atticus Clothing the "To Kill a Mockingbird" title. The company is heavily influenced by music and released three volumes of their "Dragging the Lake" compilation CDs. Each CD featured songs from bands such as Blink-182, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, Name Taken, Bane, Rocket From The Crypt, Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Death Cab for Cutie, Matchbook Romance, Finch, Alexisonfire, Saosin, Thrice, Lagwagon, The Used, The Starting Line and Coheed and Cambria. Atticus Clothing Atticus is a brand of clothing founded in 2001 by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge, along with their childhood friend Dylan Anderson. The name Atticus

neg: Gregory Peck Lionel Richie, Louise Fletcher, Tony Danza, and Piper Laurie. Peck was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning once. He was nominated for "The Keys of the Kingdom" (1945), "The Yearling" (1946), "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947), and "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". In 1967, he received the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Peck also received many Golden Globe awards. He won in 1947 for "The Yearling", in 1963 for "To Kill a Mockingbird", and in 1999 for the TV miniseries "Moby

neg: Matthew Modine Vic, and in a stage adaptation of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" (as Atticus Finch) at Connecticut's Hartford Stage. This production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" became the most successful play in the theatre's 45-year history. In 2010, he starred with Abigail Breslin in the 50th Anniversary Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker" at the Circle in the Square theatre. In fall 2013, Modine starred in a self-parodying comedy, "Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas", at Los Angeles' Geffen Theatre. Cycling has been Modine's main mode of transportation since moving to New York City from Utah in 1980. He heads

neg: Concord High School (California) year. The most recent fall production, "To Kill a Mockingbird", starred Jave Hernandez as Atticus Finch. The fall production is typically a two-act play performed in the drama room, anytime between November and December. Recent productions have included "To Kill a Mockingbird]]" (2014), "Alice in Wonderland" (2013), "The Breakfast Club" (2012), "Love, Sex, and the I.R.S" (2011), "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (2010), and "Animal Farm" (2009). The One-Acts are a series of four to eight one-act plays that are performed after the school's winter break. These are an opportunity for students to write and/or direct their own play, excluding the purely

neg: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre "To Kill a Mockingbird" opened the 2013 season with Robert Sean Leonard as Atticus Finch, his first London appearance in 22 years. The show returned in 2014. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was followed by a stage adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" starring Jane Asher as Lady Catherine de Bourgh, alongside a production of William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", tailored specifically for children aged six and over. Returning to close the 2013 season, Rachel Kavanaugh directed a sell-out and extended run of "The Sound of Music" starring Charlotte Wakefield as Maria. With

neg: Joel Daly School in 2005, and also taught some classes there. In 2007, Daly was named a spokesperson for the U.S. District Court in Chicago. One of Daly's other interests is acting. In 1994 he played Atticus Finch in a stage adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird", and in 2000 he starred as Patsy McCall in a production of William J. Kennedy's "Grand View". He played a news reporter in the controversial 2006 film "Death of a President", which portrays the fictional assassination of George W. Bush. Daly said he did not regret his involvement, saying, "It's a gutsy undertaking to do

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird mad dog in Maycomb is the racism that denies the humanity of Tom Robinson ... When Atticus makes his summation to the jury, he literally bares himself to the jury's and the town's anger." In a 1964 interview, Lee remarked that her aspiration was "to be ... the Jane Austen of South Alabama." Both Austen and Lee challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. When Scout embarrasses her poorer classmate, Walter Cunningham, at the Finch home one day, Calpurnia, their black cook, chastises and punishes her for doing so. Atticus respects Calpurnia's judgment, and later

neg: Go Set a Watchman brewing in the South in the 1950s and delves into the complex relationship between father and daughter. It includes treatments of many of the characters who appear in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, 26, returns to her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama, from New York. While on her annual fortnight-long visit home, she is met by her childhood sweetheart Henry "Hank" Clinton. Clinton works for her father Atticus, who is a lawyer and former state legislator. Jack, Atticus's brother and a retired doctor, is Scout's mentor. Their sister Alexandria runs the house and took Calpurnia's place when she

neg: Brock Peters "Abe Lincoln, Freedom Fighter" (1978), Peters plays Henry, a freed black slave who is falsely accused of robbery but, defended by Abraham Lincoln, is found not guilty due to the fact he has a damaged hand and could not have committed the crime. In "To Kill a Mockingbird", Peters plays Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of raping a white girl, whom Atticus Finch shows could not have committed because his hand (and arm) were damaged. In 1970 Peters portrayed the voice of African-American boxer Jack Johnson in Bill Cayton's film of the same name, and it is in

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird Finch (nicknamed Scout), who lives with her older brother, Jeremy (nicknamed Jem), and their widowed father, Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill, who visits Maycomb to stay with his aunt each summer. The three children are terrified yet fascinated by their neighbor, the reclusive Arthur "Boo" Radley. The adults of Maycomb are hesitant to talk about Boo, and few of them have seen him for many years. The children feed one another's imagination with rumors about his appearance and reasons for remaining hidden, and they fantasize about how to get him out of his

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird Ewell and Mr. Radley represent a form of masculinity that Atticus does not, and the novel suggests that such men, as well as the traditionally feminine hypocrites at the Missionary Society, can lead society astray. Atticus stands apart as a unique model of masculinity; as one scholar explains: "It is the job of real men who embody the traditional masculine qualities of heroic individualism, bravery, and an unshrinking knowledge of and dedication to social justice and morality, to set the society straight." Allusions to legal issues in "To Kill a Mockingbird", particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, have drawn

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird an honorary special membership to the Alabama State Bar for creating Atticus who "has become the personification of the exemplary lawyer in serving the legal needs of the poor". "To Kill a Mockingbird" has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States. The American Library Association reported that "To Kill a Mockingbird" was number 21 of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 2000–2009. Following

neg: Harper Lee Atticus Finch, the father of the novel's narrator, Scout. In January 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Lee to the National Council on the Arts. In 1966, Lee wrote a letter to the editor in response to the attempts of a Richmond, Virginia, area school board to ban "To Kill a Mockingbird" as "immoral literature": James J. Kilpatrick, the editor of "The Richmond News Leader", started the Beadle Bumble fund to pay fines for victims of what he termed "despots on the bench". He built the fund using contributions from readers and later used it to defend books as well

neg: Russell Hornsby involved with the rest of the school theatrical productions. After graduating he studied theater at Boston University from which he graduated with a degree in performance. After graduation, Hornsby continued his studies at the British American Drama Academy. After finishing his studies at Oxford, Hornsby moved to New York City and was subsequently cast in leading roles in Off Broadway productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" (as Atticus Finch), "Joe Louis Blues", and "Six Degrees of Separation" (as Paul). In the late 1990s, he decided to move to Los Angeles in order to transition into television and film. He has

neg: Atticus Clothing Atticus Clothing Atticus is a brand of clothing founded in 2001 by Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge, along with their childhood friend Dylan Anderson. The name Atticus Clothing was derived from several places, one being the main character's father in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by the author Harper Lee. In addition to the literary connection the name is derived from Herodes Atticus, a Greek rhetorician who spent his fortune supporting music and the arts. The Atticus logo, created by Dylan Anderson, depicts a bird lying on its back in an almost cartoon death position, inspired by

neg: Chavez Ravine "Chavez Ravine Stadium" or simply "Chavez Ravine". Los Angeles City Council designated the property as "Dodgertown" in October 2008. The United States Postal Service assigned postal code "Dodgertown, CA 90090" in April 2009. A number of structures from Chavez Ravine were spared demolition and sold by the developers of Dodger Stadium to nearby Universal Studios for one dollar apiece. Universal moved the structures to its back lot where they subsequently appeared in various Universal productions, most notably the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". The house of Atticus Finch, for example, was an erstwhile Chavez Ravine home. Most of Chavez

neg: Crahan Denton years old. Denton won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances in Supporting Roles for 1954-1955 for his work in "Bus Stop" (1955). Crahan Denton Crahan Denton (born Arthur Denton, March 20, 1914 – December 4, 1966) (pronunciation: "kran") was an American stage and television actor. One of his most famous film roles was in "To Kill A Mockingbird" where he portrays "Walter Cunningham," a client of the main character, Atticus Finch, and the leader of a mob which attempts to lynch another of Finch's clients. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Denton, he was born in Seattle,

neg: Crahan Denton Crahan Denton Crahan Denton (born Arthur Denton, March 20, 1914 – December 4, 1966) (pronunciation: "kran") was an American stage and television actor. One of his most famous film roles was in "To Kill A Mockingbird" where he portrays "Walter Cunningham," a client of the main character, Atticus Finch, and the leader of a mob which attempts to lynch another of Finch's clients. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Denton, he was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. He studied drama at the University of California, Berkeley and at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York

neg: Amasa Coleman Lee Alabama House of Representatives. Lee also worked as the editor and proprietor of the "Monroe Journal" from 1929 to 1947. He died in Monroeville, Alabama. Amasa Coleman Lee Amasa Coleman Lee (July 19, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American politician and lawyer. Lee was the father of Harper Lee, author of the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird." It is often said that Atticus Finch, one of the characters in the novel, is based, at least in part, on Amasa Coleman Lee. Lee was born in Georgiana, Alabama. He lived on a farm in or near Chipley, Florida, and

neg: Joseph Crespino titled "The Myth of Southern Exceptionalism" (Oxford, 2010). In 2018 he published a book on Atticus Finch, a main character in the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Joseph Crespino Joseph Crespino (born January 10, 1972) is a political historian of the 20th Century United States, specializing in the history of the American South and of modern conservatism. He is the author of two books and an edited collection and has been named a Top Young Historian by the History News Network at George Mason University. Crespino was raised in Macon, Mississippi. His father, Bobby Crespino,

neg: Amasa Coleman Lee Amasa Coleman Lee Amasa Coleman Lee (July 19, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American politician and lawyer. Lee was the father of Harper Lee, author of the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird." It is often said that Atticus Finch, one of the characters in the novel, is based, at least in part, on Amasa Coleman Lee. Lee was born in Georgiana, Alabama. He lived on a farm in or near Chipley, Florida, and he worked variously as a teacher and as a bookkeeper at the Flat Creek Mill in Finchburg, Alabama, where he met and, on June 22,

neg: David Birney Shylock in "Merchant of Venice", Orsino in "Twelfth Night", Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird", Jack Tanner in "Man and Superman", Christy Mahon in "The Playboy of the Western World", Young Man in "Summertree", Cusins in "Major Barbara", Jerry in "The Zoo Story", Algernon in "The Importance of Being Earnest", Arthur in "Camelot", Higgins in "My Fair Lady", Matt Friedman in "Talley's Folly", David in "Social Security", Andrew in "Love Letters", Jamie in "Moon for the Misbegotten", Victor in "The Price", Jaques in "As You Like It", the Dauphin in "King John", and Shaw in Dear Liar. He has

neg: Michael Fitts served in World War II as a surgical ward officer in the Affiliated Unit of the University of Pennsylvania, the 20th General Hospital, stationed in the China-Burma-India Theatre. Fitts' maternal grandfather, Joseph H. Willits, Ph.D., LL.D., was a professor and dean of the Wharton School. Michael Fitts and his wife, Renée J. Sobel, Esq., have two daughters and are best friends with Nick Bader. Fitts earned a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard College in 1975. Inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird and its heroic protagonist Atticus Finch, he attended Yale Law School. Fitts was editor of the Yale Law

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) eight, including Best Picture. In 1995, the film was listed in the National Film Registry. In 2003, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. In 2007 the film ranked twenty-fifth on the AFI's 10th anniversary list of the greatest American movies of all time. In 2005, the British Film Institute included it in their list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14. The film was restored and released on Blu-ray and DVD in 2012 as part of the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures. The film's young protagonists,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird community. The children internalize Atticus' admonition not to judge someone until they have walked around in that person's skin, gaining a greater understanding of people's motives and behavior. The novel has been noted for its poignant exploration of different forms of courage. Scout's impulsive inclination to fight students who insult Atticus reflects her attempt to stand up for him and defend him. Atticus is the moral center of the novel, however, and he teaches Jem one of the most significant lessons of courage. In a statement that both foreshadows Atticus' motivation for defending Tom Robinson and describes Mrs. Dubose, who

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama history. Barra writes, "It's time to stop pretending that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is some kind of timeless classic that ranks with the great works of American literature. Its bloodless liberal humanism is sadly dated". Thomas Mallon in "The New Yorker" criticizes Atticus' stiff and self-righteous demeanor, and calls Scout "a kind of highly constructed doll" whose speech and actions are improbable. Although acknowledging that the novel works, Mallon blasts Lee's "wildly unstable" narrative voice for developing a story about a content neighborhood until

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) At the trial, it is undisputed that Tom came to Mayella's home at her request to help with the chopping up of a chifforobe, and that Mayella showed signs of having been beaten around that time. Among Atticus' chief arguments is that Tom has a crippled left arm, yet the supposed rapist would have had to make extensive use of his left hand in assaulting Mayella before raping her. Atticus then points out that Mayella's father, Bob Ewell (James Anderson), is left handed, implying that he – rather than Tom – was the one who beat Mayella. Atticus also states

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses from attorneys who entered the profession because of him and esteemed him as a hero. Critics of Atticus maintain he is morally ambiguous and does not use his legal skills to challenge the racist status quo in Maycomb. However, in 1997, the Alabama State Bar erected a monument to Atticus in Monroeville, marking his existence as the "first commemorative milestone in the state's judicial history". In 2008, Lee herself received

neg: Atticus Finch 2015, days before Lee's highly anticipated second novel "Go Set a Watchman", was officially published, the first chapter was released on "The Guardian" for public viewing. On that day, a "New York Times" review of the book (which is set about twenty years after the time period depicted in "Mockingbird" but is not a chronological sequel) revealed that Atticus, depicted in this version as being in his early seventies, is portrayed as a far less-progressive character. He makes comments that favor segregation and has attended a Citizens’ Council meeting. This has proved controversial to many readers, unaware perhaps that although

neg: Atticus Finch public perception of the legal profession", before questioning whether "Atticus Finch is a paragon of honor or an especially slick hired gun." In 1992 Monroe Freedman, a professor of law and noted legal ethicist, published two articles in the national legal newspaper "Legal Times" calling for the legal profession to set aside Atticus Finch as a role model. Freedman argued that Atticus still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. Freedman's article sparked a flurry of responses from attorneys who entered the profession holding Atticus Finch as a hero and the reason for

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird The female characters who comment the most on Scout's lack of willingness to adhere to a more feminine role are also those who promote the most racist and classist points of view. For example, Mrs. Dubose chastises Scout for not wearing a dress and camisole, and indicates she is ruining the family name by not doing so, in addition to insulting Atticus' intentions to defend Tom Robinson. By balancing the masculine influences of Atticus and Jem with the feminine influences of Calpurnia and Miss Maudie, one scholar writes, "Lee gradually demonstrates that Scout is becoming a feminist in the South,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) (Brock Peters), against an accusation of rape of a white girl, Mayella Ewell (Collin Wilcox). Atticus accepts the case. Jem and Scout experience schoolyard taunts for their father's decision. Later, as Atticus is sitting in front of the local jail to safeguard Robinson, a lynch mob arrives, which includes Mr. Cunningham. Scout, Jem and their friend, Dill (John Megna), interrupt the confrontation. Scout, unaware of the mob's purpose, recognizes Cunningham as the man who paid her father in hickory nuts and tells him to say hello to his son, who is her schoolmate. Cunningham becomes embarrassed and the mob disperses.

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird is tempted to stand up for her father's honor by fighting, even though he has told her not to. Atticus faces a group of men intent on lynching Tom. This danger is averted when Scout, Jem, and Dill shame the mob into dispersing by forcing them to view the situation from Atticus' and Tom's perspective. Atticus does not want Jem and Scout to be present at Tom Robinson's trial. No seat is available on the main floor, so by invitation of the Rev. Sykes, Jem, Scout, and Dill watch from the colored balcony. Atticus establishes that the accusers—Mayella and her

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird Actress in a Supporting Role for Mary Badham, the actress who played Scout. Lee was pleased with the film, "In that film the man and the part met ... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art". Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. Lee's father died before the film's release. Lee was so impressed with Peck's performance that she gave him her father's pocket watch, which he had with him the evening he was awarded the Oscar

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The story is told by the six-year-old Jean Louise Finch. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird house. After two summers of friendship with Dill, Scout and Jem find that someone leaves them small gifts in a tree outside the Radley place. Several times the mysterious Boo makes gestures of affection to the children, but, to their disappointment, he never appears in person. Judge Taylor appoints Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell. Although many of Maycomb's citizens disapprove, Atticus agrees to defend Tom to the best of his ability. Other children taunt Jem and Scout for Atticus's actions, calling him a "nigger-lover". Scout

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) Scout what happened, she sees a man standing quietly in the corner behind the door of Jem's room. Atticus formally introduces Scout to Arthur Radley, whom she has known as Boo, the man who came to the aid of Jem and Scout in the woods. It is revealed that Boo had overpowered Bob Ewell before carrying Jem home. The sheriff reports that Ewell was discovered dead at the scene of the attack with a knife in his ribs. Atticus assumes that Jem killed Ewell in self-defense. Sheriff Tate, however, believes that Boo killed Ewell in defense of the children, and

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird well. For example, Atticus must shoot a rabid dog, even though it is not his job to do so. Carolyn Jones argues that the dog represents prejudice within the town of Maycomb, and Atticus, who waits on a deserted street to shoot the dog, must fight against the town's racism without help from other white citizens. He is also alone when he faces a group intending to lynch Tom Robinson and once more in the courthouse during Tom's trial. Lee even uses dreamlike imagery from the mad dog incident to describe some of the courtroom scenes. Jones writes, "[t]he real

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird is determined to break herself of a morphine addiction, Atticus tells Jem that courage is "when you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what". Charles J. Shields, who wrote the first book-length biography of Harper Lee, offers the reason for the novel's enduring popularity and impact is that "its lessons of human dignity and respect for others remain fundamental and universal". Atticus' lesson to Scout that "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb around in his skin and walk around in

neg: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre over 188,000 visitors, the 2013 season broke all records. The 2014 season began with Arthur Miller's "All My Sons", directed by Timothy Sheader, followed by Harold Brighouse's "Hobson's Choice", and Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" re-imagined for aged six and over. Timothy Sheader also directed The Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" with a cast drawn from Broadway and the West End. Following its sell-out run in 2013 , "To Kill a Mockingbird" returned to conclude the 2014 season, before embarking on a UK tour. "To Kill a Mockingbird" returned to London in June 2015, when Robert Sean Leonard reprised his role of Atticus

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird responsible). Atticus eventually accepts the sheriff's story that Ewell simply fell on his own knife. Boo asks Scout to walk him home, and after she says goodbye to him at his front door he disappears again. While standing on the Radley porch, Scout imagines life from Boo's perspective, and regrets that they had never repaid him for the gifts he had given them. Scout then goes back home to Atticus and stays up with him for a while in Jem's room. Soon Atticus takes her to bed and tucks her in, before leaving to go back to Jem. Lee has

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) Atticus and Jem go to the Robinson family home to inform them of Tom's death. Bob Ewell, Mayella's father, appears and spits in Atticus' face while Jem waits in the car. Atticus wipes his face and leaves. Autumn arrives, and Scout and Jem attend a nighttime Halloween pageant at their school. Scout wears a large hard-shelled ham costume, portraying one of Maycomb county's products. At some point during the pageant, Scout's dress and shoes are misplaced. She is forced to walk home without shoes, wearing her ham costume. While cutting through the woods, Scout and Jem are attacked by an

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird father, Bob Ewell, the town drunk—are lying. It also becomes clear that the friendless Mayella made sexual advances toward Tom, and that her father caught her and beat her. Despite significant evidence of Tom's innocence, the jury convicts him. Jem's faith in justice becomes badly shaken, as is Atticus', when the hapless Tom is shot and killed while trying to escape from prison. Despite Tom's conviction, Bob Ewell is humiliated by the events of the trial, Atticus explaining that he "destroyed [Ewell's] last shred of credibility at that trial." Ewell vows revenge, spitting in Atticus' face, trying to break into

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird a moral point. Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about his history), Scout comes to see him as a 'mockingbird'—that is, as someone with an inner goodness that must be cherished." The last pages of the book illustrate this as Scout relates the moral of a story Atticus has been reading to her, and, in allusions

neg: John Badham A&E television series "The Beast". He has also contributed commentary to the web series "Trailers from Hell". Badham's sister, Mary Badham, was nominated for an Oscar for her role as "Scout" Finch in the film "To Kill a Mockingbird". They worked together on one project, William Castle's "Let's Kill Uncle". Badham was Castle's casting director, and Mary played one of the leads. Badham's former wife is veteran model Jan Speck of "The New Treasure Hunt" fame. She has had assorted cameo roles in many of his projects, starting in the 1980s. John Badham John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939)

neg: Phillip Alford Phillip Alford Phillip Alford (born September 11, 1948) is an American actor best known for his role as Jem Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". Alford appeared in three productions with Birmingham's Town and Gown Civic Theatre, whose director called up Alford's mother to see if her son was interested in auditioning for the part of Jem in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Initially Alford had refused, but agreed to audition under the condition that he would miss half a day of school. As one of the three finalists, he was called to New York City for a

neg: Phillip Alford (TV). Phillip Alford is currently a successful businessman in Grenada, Mississippi and stays out of the limelight. He followed his father into the construction business. Alford is married and has two children. Phillip Alford Phillip Alford (born September 11, 1948) is an American actor best known for his role as Jem Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". Alford appeared in three productions with Birmingham's Town and Gown Civic Theatre, whose director called up Alford's mother to see if her son was interested in auditioning for the part of Jem in "To Kill a Mockingbird". Initially Alford had

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) In a town where whites are viewed as superior to blacks, Tom's sympathy for Mayella dooms his case, and he is found guilty. As Atticus leaves the courtroom, the black spectators in the balcony rise to their feet as a sign of respect and appreciation. Reverend Sykes says to Scout, "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing." When Atticus arrives home, Sheriff Heck Tate (Frank Overton) tells him that Tom has been killed by a deputy during his transfer to prison. According to this deputy, Tom was trying to escape, "running like a crazy man" before he was shot.

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird uses parody, satire, and irony effectively by using a child's perspective. After Dill promises to marry her, then spends too much time with Jem, Scout reasons the best way to get him to pay attention to her is to beat him up, which she does several times. Scout's first day in school is a satirical treatment of education; her teacher says she must undo the damage Atticus has wrought in teaching her to read and write, and forbids Atticus from teaching her further. Lee treats the most unfunny situations with irony, however, as Jem and Scout try to understand how

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird the judge's house, and menacing Tom Robinson's widow. Finally, he attacks the defenseless Jem and Scout while they walk home on a dark night after the school Halloween pageant. Jem suffers a broken arm in the struggle, but amid the confusion someone comes to the children's rescue. The mysterious man carries Jem home, where Scout realizes that he is Boo Radley. Sheriff Tate arrives and discovers that Bob Ewell has died during the fight. The sheriff argues with Atticus about the prudence and ethics of charging Jem (whom Atticus believes to be responsible) or Boo (whom Tate believes to be

neg: Harper Lee many narrative incongruities, repackaged and released as a completely separate work. The book is set some 20 years after the time period depicted in "Mockingbird", when Scout returns as an adult from New York to visit her father in Maycomb, Alabama. It alludes to Scout's view of her father, Atticus Finch, as the moral compass ("watchman") of Maycomb, and, according to the publisher, how she finds upon her return to Maycomb, that she "is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand her father's attitude toward society and her own feelings about the place

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) he tells Atticus that to drag the shy and reserved Boo into the spotlight for his heroism would be "a sin". To protect Boo, Sheriff Tate suggests that Ewell "fell on his knife". Scout draws a startlingly precocious analogy, likening unwelcome public attention to Boo to the killing of a mockingbird. In the order of the film's opening credits: The producers had wanted to use Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville, Alabama for the set. Harper Lee used her experiences as a child in Monroeville as the basis for the fictional town of Maycomb, so it seemed that would be the

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird magazine's 1960 review of the book states that it "teaches the reader an astonishing number of useful truths about little girls and about Southern life" and calls Scout Finch "the most appealing child since Carson McCullers' Frankie got left behind at the wedding". The "Chicago Sunday Tribune" noted the even-handed approach to the narration of the novel's events, writing: "This is in no way a sociological novel. It underlines no cause ... "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a novel of strong contemporary national significance." Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) mob facing Atticus, who is all by himself on the jailhouse steps the night before Tom Robinson's trial. The mob is armed and prepared to break in and hang Robinson, but Scout bursts onto the scene, recognizes a poor farmer who has been befriended by her father, and shames him (and all the other men) into leaving. Her speech is a calculated strategic exercise, masked as the innocent words of a child; one shot of her eyes shows she realizes exactly what she's doing. Could a child turn away a lynch mob at that time, in that place? Isn't it

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird whether the characters are heroes or fools. She guides the reader in such judgments, alternating between unabashed adoration and biting irony. Scout's experience with the Missionary Society is an ironic juxtaposition of women who mock her, gossip, and "reflect a smug, colonialist attitude toward other races" while giving the "appearance of gentility, piety, and morality". Conversely, when Atticus loses Tom's case, he is last to leave the courtroom, except for his children and the black spectators in the colored balcony, who rise silently as he walks underneath them, to honor his efforts. Despite her editors' warnings that the book might

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird to both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, states about a character who was misunderstood, "when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things ... Atticus, he was real nice," to which he responds, "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." The novel exposes the loss of innocence so frequently that reviewer R. A. Dave claims that because every character has to face, or even suffer defeat, the book takes on elements of a classical tragedy. In exploring how each character deals with his or her own personal defeat, Lee builds a framework to judge

neg: Daniel Baldwin ego and booming voice. In 1984, Baldwin had a daughter, Kahlea, with his first wife, Cheryl. In 1990, he married actress Elizabeth Baldwin and they had a daughter, Alexandra, in 1994, before divorcing in 1996. Alexandra moved to England with her mother and stepfather and now lives in Bonita Springs, Florida. Baldwin was involved for a decade with his "Homicide: Life on the Street" co-star, Chicago-born actress Isabella Hofmann. They have a son, Atticus, who was born in July 1996, is named after the lawyer in "To Kill a Mockingbird", and has autism. Baldwin was married to Joanne Smith, a

neg: Atticus Finch a monument dedicated to Atticus in Monroeville marking his existence as the "first commemorative milestone in the state's judicial history". Atticus Finch's willingness to support social outcasts and victims of prejudice is the eponymous inspiration for the name of the Atticus Circle, which is an organization composed of "straight allies" (that is, heterosexual people supportive of the LGBT-rights movement). In 2016, the lawyer Joseph Madison Beck published the memoir "My Father & Atticus Finch", in which he noted the numerous parallels between his father Foster Beck's defense of a black man accused of raping a white woman in the 1938

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) unidentified man who has been following them. Scout's costume, like an awkward suit of armor, protects her from the attack but restricts her movement and severely restricts her vision. Jem is knocked unconscious and Scout escapes unharmed in a brief but violent struggle. Their attacker is thwarted and overcome by another unidentified man. Scout escapes her costume in time to see the second man carrying Jem to their home. Scout follows the stranger inside and runs into the arms of a concerned Atticus. Doc Reynolds comes over and treats the broken arm of an unconscious Jem. When Sheriff Tate asks

neg: Teagan Croft songs and is an avid book reader. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 2016. She is the niece of actresses Penny McNamee and Jessica McNamee. Teagan Croft Teagan Croft (born 22 April 2004) is an Australian actress. Croft's career began when she played the part of Scout Finch in a theatrical adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" when she was nine years old. She garnered enough attention to land the lead role in the 2016 film "". That same year, Croft had a recurring role as Bella Loneragan in "Home and Away". In August 2017, she was cast as the