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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: 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)

pos: 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

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: 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 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

pos: 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: Alan J. Pakula In 1962, he produced "To Kill a Mockingbird", for which he was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. Pakula had a successful professional relationship as the producer of movies directed by Robert Mulligan from 1957 to 1968. In 1969, he directed his first feature, "The Sterile Cuckoo", starring Liza Minnelli. In 1971, Pakula released the first installment of what would informally come to be known as his "paranoia trilogy". "Klute", the story of a relationship between a private eye (played by Donald Sutherland) and a call girl (played by Jane Fonda, who won an Oscar for her performance), was

neg: Mockingbird (Erskine novel) colour.' Kirkus Reviews found that 'Erskine draws directly and indirectly on To Kill a Mockingbird and riffs on its central theme: The destruction of an innocent is perhaps both the deepest kind of psychosocial wound a community can face and its greatest opportunity for psychological and spiritual growth.' In the beginning of the book Erskine dedicated the book to the victims of the Virginia Tech Shooting, which happened 3 years prior. Mockingbird (Erskine novel) Mockingbird is a young adult novel by American author Kathryn Erskine about a girl with Asperger syndrome coping with the loss of her brother. It won

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 they can "shoot all the bluejays they want", they must remember that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird". Confused, Scout approaches her neighbor Miss Maudie, who explains that mockingbirds never harm other living creatures. She points out that mockingbirds simply provide pleasure with their songs, saying, "They don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us." Writer Edwin Bruell summarized the symbolism when he wrote in 1964, "'To kill a mockingbird' is to kill that which is innocent and harmless—like Tom Robinson." Scholars have noted that Lee often returns to the mockingbird theme when trying to make

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird ... I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that's what they seemed like". This leads him to struggle with understanding the separations of race and class. Just as the novel is an illustration of the changes Jem faces, it is also an exploration of the realities Scout must face as an atypical girl on the verge of womanhood. As one scholar writes, ""To Kill a Mockingbird" can be read as a feminist Bildungsroman, for Scout emerges from her childhood experiences with a clear sense of her place in her community and an awareness of

neg: 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

neg: Arnold Skolnick Girl with the Watering Can", "Hyman Bloom", and "Times Squared" (photographs by Toby Old). He also worked on projects with companies such as Carl Little, Pomegranate, Down East Books, Potter, Rizzoli, First Glance Books, and Chronicle Books. Skolnick worked on titles and credits for "To Kill A Mockingbird". He also worked with Linda Yellen as her assistant storyboarder, and with her on "Playing for Time" (1980) and "Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number" (1985). Skolnick's drawings, paintings, and photography have been exhibited in Massachusetts at the Oxbow, Michelson & William Baczek Fine Art Galleries and in various galleries

neg: Miri (Star Trek: The Original Series) was child actress Kellie Flanagan's first television role. She played the Blonde Girl standing on the table in the schoolhouse. Between takes her agent, Dorothy Day Otis, got her a line to deliver during the scene, which led to Flanagan receiving her SAG card. Another of the actors playing the children, John Megna, had played Charles Baker "Dill" Harris in "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1962. Miri (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Miri" is the eighth episode of the of the American science fiction television series, "". Written by Adrian Spies and directed by Vincent McEveety, it first aired on

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 The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. Despite its themes, "To Kill a Mockingbird" has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often challenged for its use of racial epithets. Reaction to the novel varied widely upon publication. Despite the number of copies sold and its widespread use in education, literary analysis of it is sparse. Author Mary McDonough Murphy, who collected individual impressions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by several authors and public figures, calls the book "an astonishing phenomenon". In 2006, British librarians ranked

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: To Kill a Mockingbird learning the school administrators were holding hearings to decide the book's appropriateness for the classroom, Harper Lee sent $10 to "The Richmond News Leader" suggesting it to be used toward the enrollment of "the Hanover County School Board in any first grade of its choice". The National Education Association in 1968 placed the novel second on a list of books receiving the most complaints from private organizations—after "Little Black Sambo". With a shift of attitudes about race in the 1970s, "To Kill a Mockingbird" faced challenges of a different sort: the treatment of racism in Maycomb was not condemned harshly

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: Girl developing under the influence of the growing literary realism movement. Many Victorian novels begin with the childhood of their heroine, such as "Jane Eyre", an orphan who suffers ill treatment from her guardians and then at a girls' boarding school. The character Natasha in "War and Peace", on the other hand, is sentimentalized. By the 20th century, the portrayal of girls in fiction had for the most part abandoned idealized portrayals of girls. Popular literary novels include Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" in which a young girl, Scout, is faced with the awareness of the forces of bigotry in

neg: World Counter-terrorism Agency the two heroes. Hawkeye and Mockingbird fight back and defeat the two supervillains. However, Hawkeye later quits the World Counter-terrorism Agency when it becomes clear that his relationship with Mockingbird has become too strained. Hawkeye is quickly prompted to rejoin by Steve Rogers after a kill list targeting spies (including Mockingbird and Hawkeye's former lover Black Widow) was discovered. Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Dominic Fortune teamed-up with the Black Widow to uncover the reasons behind the kill list. They battle the new Ronin and the Dark Ocean Society. The new Ronin reveals himself to be Black Widow's ex-husband Alexei Shostakov, who

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of "To Kill a Mockingbird" to honor her. Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 5, 2007 by President George W. Bush. In his remarks, Bush stated, "One reason "To Kill a Mockingbird" succeeded is the wise and kind heart of the author, which comes through on every page ... "To Kill a Mockingbird" has influenced the character of our country for the better. It's been a

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture Since the publication of" To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, there have been many references and allusions to it in popular culture. The book has been internationally popular for more than a half century, selling more 30 million copies in 40 languages. It currently (2013) sells 750,000 copies a year and is widely read in schools in America and abroad. Harper Lee and her publisher did not expect "To Kill a Mockingbird" to be such a huge success. Since it was first published in 1960, it has sold close to one million copies

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture well as their impact on readers and viewers. To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture Since the publication of" To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, there have been many references and allusions to it in popular culture. The book has been internationally popular for more than a half century, selling more 30 million copies in 40 languages. It currently (2013) sells 750,000 copies a year and is widely read in schools in America and abroad. Harper Lee and her publisher did not expect "To Kill a Mockingbird" to be such a huge success. Since it was first published in 1960,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird gift to the entire world. As a model of good writing and humane sensibility, this book will be read and studied forever." After remaining at number one throughout the entire five-month-long voting period in 2018, the American public, via PBS's "The Great American Read", chose "To Kill A Mockingbird" as America's Favorite Book. An earlier draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird", titled "Go Set a Watchman", was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in "To Kill a Mockingbird" but is not a continuation of

neg: Sybil (1976 film) who denies knowing Vickie. Suddenly, Sybil becomes hysterical and begins speaking like a little girl. This little girl introduces herself as Peggy, and Wilbur realizes that Sybil is suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Vickie introduces herself to Wilbur at the next session. Vickie, who knows everything about the other personalities, tells Wilbur about some of them, including Marcia, who is suicidal and wants to kill herself, and Vanessa, who plays the piano although Sybil has not played in years and swears she forgot how to play piano. Over the weeks, each of the personalities introduce themselves to Wilbur. At the

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird and a shorter connecting novel between the two." This assertion has been discredited, however, by rare-books expert James S. Jaffe, who reviewed the pages at the request of Lee's attorney and found them to be only another draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird". Nurnberg's statement was also contrary to Jonathan Mahler's description of how "Watchman" was seen as just the first draft of "Mockingbird". Instances where many passages overlap between the two books, in some case word for word, also refutes this assertion. The book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird book, or Lee herself. Local residents call them "Mockingbird groupies", and although Lee was not reclusive, she refused publicity and interviews with an emphatic "Hell, no!" 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

neg: Mockingbird (Erskine novel) Mockingbird (Erskine novel) Mockingbird is a young adult novel by American author Kathryn Erskine about a girl with Asperger syndrome coping with the loss of her brother. It won the 2010 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature. In 2012 it was awarded the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award. Based on a school shooting. The main character is a 11-year-old girl named Caitlin Smith who has Asperger syndrome (and doesn't believe it) and is preoccupied with drawing and dictionaries. She has just experienced the loss of her older brother Devon who has been killed along with a teacher and

neg: Alison Curtis and Hegarty own two identical black cats named Scout and Jem (after the characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee). Curtis watches "The Daily Show", Mad Men and dislikes Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears. Her favourite Irish bands include Fight Like Apes, who she describes as "really talented... kind of rocky and metallic and their front girl is extremely watchable, almost going into Debbie Harry territory" and Hooray for Humans from Cork, who, according to Curtis, "are really cute, very poppy, almost Arcade Fire in the way they shout lyrics". While at Today FM, Curtis was nominated for

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: Mary McGarry Morris an accomplished suburban mother, who discovers her husband's betrayal, known by others, at the time a shameful secret surfaces from her own past. Morris' eighth novel was "Light from a Distant Star" (2011). It drew comparisons to Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." It tells of a brutal murder and family love. At the center of the novel is 13-year-old Nellie Peck, a girl who wrestles with the meanings of loyalty, love and truth. Morris was born in Meriden, Connecticut and raised in Rutland, Vermont. She resides in Andover, Massachusetts with her husband Michael W. Morris. They have five children

neg: 20th Golden Globe Awards 20th Golden Globe Awards The 20th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1962 films, were held on March 5, 1963. "' Gregory Peck - "To Kill a Mockingbird" "' Marcello Mastroianni - "Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)" "' Geraldine Page - "Sweet Bird of Youth" "' Rosalind Russell - "Gypsy" "' David Lean - "Lawrence of Arabia" "' "That Touch of Mink" "' "Lawrence of Arabia" "' "The Music Man" "' "To Kill a Mockingbird" To Kill a Mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein The Longest Day - Henri Persin, Walter Wottitz, Jean Bourgoin Lawrence of Arabia - Freddie

neg: Robert Duvall screen debut was as Boo Radley in the critically acclaimed "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962). He was cast in the film on the recommendation of screenwriter Horton Foote, who met Duvall at Neighborhood Playhouse during a 1957 production of Foote's play, "The Midnight Caller". Foote, who collaborated with Duvall many more times over the course of their careers, said he believed Duvall had a particular love of common people and ability to infuse fascinating revelations into his roles. Foote has described Duvall as "our number one actor." After "To Kill a Mockingbird", Duvall appeared in a number of films during

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: Liesel Pritzker Simmons as an actor on stage and screen, first to honor her brother Matthew, and second to avoid conflict between her divorced parents about whether she should incorporate her stepfather's name and be known as Liesel Pritzker-Bagley. Pritzker made her professional stage debut as Scout in a production of "To Kill A Mockingbird" in Chicago. She won a Theatre World Award for her performance in "Vincent in Brixton". She starred in two major films, Alfonso Cuaron's "A Little Princess" and Wolfgang Petersen's 1997 action thriller "Air Force One". In 2002, Pritzker played the character Jenn in Neil Labute's play "The Distance

neg: Legal drama (1959), "Compulsion" (1959), "Inherit the Wind" (1960), "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961),and "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962). Arguably, "12 Angry Men" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" stand as the cornerstones of early legal dramas, garnering extensive acclaim, recognition, and awards. Despite underwhelming box office performance, "12 Angry Men" was nominated in three different categories at the 30th Academy Awards and appears on half of the AFI 100 Years... series lists of films, which celebrate the greatest films in American cinema. Likewise, "To Kill a Mockingbird" received even more acclaim, garnering three academy awards out of eight total nominations at the 35th

neg: Great Depression Great Depression. Additionally, Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is set during the Great Depression. Margaret Atwood's Booker prize-winning "The Blind Assassin" is likewise set in the Great Depression, centering on a privileged socialite's love affair with a Marxist revolutionary. The era spurred the resurgence of social realism, practiced by many who started their writing careers on relief programs, especially the Federal Writers' Project in the U.S. A number of works for younger audiences are also set during the Great Depression, among them the Kit Kittredge series of "American Girl" books written by Valerie Tripp and illustrated by Walter Rane,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird the book ahead of the Bible as one "every adult should read before they die". It was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1962 by director Robert Mulligan, with a screenplay by Horton Foote. Since 1990, a play based on the novel has been performed annually in Harper Lee's hometown. "To Kill a Mockingbird" was Lee's only published book until "Go Set a Watchman", an earlier draft of "To Kill a Mockingbird", was published on July 14, 2015. Lee continued to respond to her work's impact until her death in February 2016, although she had refused any personal publicity

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play) by May 2018. The production began previews at the Shubert Theatre on November 1, 2018, prior to an official opening on December 13, 2018. To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play) To Kill a Mockingbird is a 2018 play based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, adapted for stage by Aaron Sorkin. It is scheduled to open at the Shubert Theatre on December 13, 2018. It was announced in February 2016 that Aaron Sorkin would bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to Broadway, in a new production produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Bartlett Sher. The

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play) To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play) To Kill a Mockingbird is a 2018 play based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee, adapted for stage by Aaron Sorkin. It is scheduled to open at the Shubert Theatre on December 13, 2018. It was announced in February 2016 that Aaron Sorkin would bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to Broadway, in a new production produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Bartlett Sher. The book had previously been adapted for the stage but Rudin specified that this production would be completely unrelated to the prior pieces. On February

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird book. She also steadfastly refused to provide an introduction, writing in 1995: "Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity. The only good thing about Introductions is that in some cases they delay the dose to come. "Mockingbird" still says what it has to say; it has managed to survive the years without preamble." In 2001, Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In the same year, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city's libraries, and chose his favorite book, "To Kill a Mockingbird", as the first title of

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 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: The Little Drummer Girl The Little Drummer Girl The Little Drummer Girl is a spy novel by John le Carré, published in 1983. The story follows the manipulations of Martin Kurtz, an Israeli spymaster who intends to kill Khalil – a Palestinian terrorist who is bombing Jewish-related targets in Europe, particularly Germany – and Charlie, an English actress and double agent working on behalf of the Israelis. Despite the plot, some reviewers thought it transcended the spy novel genre. ""The Little Drummer Girl" is about spies", said William F. Buckley, writing in "The New York Times", "as "Madame Bovary" is about adultery or "Crime

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: Monroeville, Alabama Hull, and Jerusalem. In 1997, the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County the "Literary Capital of Alabama." Monroeville, Alabama Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States, the county seat of Monroe County. At the 2010 census its population was 6,519. It is known as the hometown of two prominent writers of the post-World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the 1930s. Lee's 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird", earned her the Pulitzer Prize. The lasting fame of "To Kill a Mockingbird" became a tourist draw for the town. In

neg: Monroeville, Alabama Monroeville, Alabama Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States, the county seat of Monroe County. At the 2010 census its population was 6,519. It is known as the hometown of two prominent writers of the post-World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the 1930s. Lee's 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird", earned her the Pulitzer Prize. The lasting fame of "To Kill a Mockingbird" became a tourist draw for the town. In 1997, the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County as the "Literary Capital of Alabama." The town was

neg: Rosemary Murphy (1976) and "" (1977). She played Maudie Atkinson in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962) as well as Callie Hacker in "Walking Tall" (1973). The following year, in 1974, she appeared in the television film "A Case of Rape", playing a ruthless defense attorney who brutally cross-examines a rape victim (played by Elizabeth Montgomery) and wins an acquittal for the man who attacked her. Her first soap opera role was Nola Hollister #2 on "The Secret Storm" from 1969-1970. In 1977, she appeared on "All My Children" as Maureen Teller Dalton, Eric Kane's former mistress, and the mother of his son,

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 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: 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: To Kill a Mockingbird Alabama after Autherine Lucy and Polly Myers were admitted (Myers eventually withdrew her application and Lucy was expelled, but reinstated in 1980). In writing about the historical context of the novel's construction, two other literary scholars remark: ""To Kill a Mockingbird" was written and published amidst the most significant and conflict-ridden social change in the South since the Civil War and Reconstruction. Inevitably, despite its mid-1930s setting, the story told from the perspective of the 1950s voices the conflicts, tensions, and fears induced by this transition." Scholar Patrick Chura, who suggests Emmett Till was a model for Tom Robinson, enumerates

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: To Kill a Mockingbird but Lee renamed it "To Kill a Mockingbird" to reflect that the story went beyond a character portrait. The book was published on July 11, 1960. The editorial team at Lippincott warned Lee that she would probably sell only several thousand copies. In 1964, Lee recalled her hopes for the book when she said, I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird.' ... I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers but, at the same time, I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. Public encouragement. I

neg: Silencer (comics) hired Silencer to kill Hawkeye when Hawkeye and Mockingbird found out there were illegal activities taking place at Cross Technological Enterprises. Silencer followed Hawkeye back to his apartment and attempted to kill him in his sleep. Hawkeye awoke before Silencer was able to shoot and, with the help of Mockingbird, foiled the assassins attempt at his life. Silencer was able to escape by jumping out a window. Later that night, Hawkeye and Mockingbird broke into Cross Technological Enterprises to try to find incriminating evidence, but were interrupted by Silencer. During the fight, both Silencer and Hawkeye fell out of a

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: 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: Mockingbird (Marvel Comics) She is recruited by Doctor Strange and Dead Girl to help defeat Mr. Pitiful and his group of resurrected supervillains. She returns to Heaven at the series conclusion and no reference is made to her previous appearances in Hell. In a 2009 interview Marvel editor and writer Jim McCann revealed how the decision to resurrect Mockingbird was made creatively: Bendis first teases at Mockingbird's return when, at the beginning of "Secret Invasion", a spaceship crash-lands in the Savage Land and a large group of superheroes emerges from the wreckage, among whom is a character who looks exactly like Mockingbird. All

neg: John Straffen he had done when he was free and whether he had got into mischief. Straffen replied, "I did not kill her." The police inspector told Straffen that no-one had suggested anyone had been killed, and Straffen said: "I know what you policemen are, I know I killed two little children but I did not kill the little girl." The inspector then confirmed that a girl had been killed near where Straffen was recaptured. Straffen said, "I did not kill the little girl on the bicycle." Straffen then made a long statement, which the police checked. On 1 May, Straffen was

neg: Tony Papenfuss Kill a Mockingbird", "Factotum", and "Sweet Land". His most recent projects include "The Completely Remarkable, Utterly Fabulous Transformation of a Regular Joe" and "Holiday Beach". Of his role in "Newhart", John Voldstad, who played the other brother who never talked, said he and Papenfuss came up with imaginary scripts that represented what the brothers were thinking. The casting director "knew we could look like we weren't just standing there. We could look like we had something going on in our minds." After "Newhart", Papenfuss toured with his co-stars William Sanderson and Voldstad. Voldstad also continues to act and appear at

neg: Gina Haspel to a small box, waterboarding him, and depriving him of sleep and clothing, while threatening to turn him over to others who would kill him and calling him "a little girl," "a spoiled little rich Saudi," and a "sissy." Haspel played a role in the destruction of 92 interrogation videotapes that showed the torture of detainees both at the black site she ran and other secret agency locations. A partially-declassified CIA document shows that the instruction for a new method of record keeping at the black site in Thailand, re-recording over the videos, took place in late October 2002, soon

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) role because the book reminded him of growing up in La Jolla, California. "Hardly a day passes that I don't think how lucky I was to be cast in that film", Peck said in a 1997 interview. "I recently sat at a dinner next to a woman who saw it when she was 14-years-old, and she said it changed her life. I hear things like that all the time". The 1962 softcover edition of the novel opens: Harper Lee, in liner notes written for the film's DVD re-release by Universal, wrote: Upon Peck's death in 2003, Brock Peters, who played

neg: Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song) Blackwell of Island Records company heard "Mockingbird" playing in a record store in Kingston, Jamaica and flew to New York City to negotiate the track's UK release; resultantly Island Records leased the Sue brand for UK distribution in order to vend the American company's output in the UK, beginning with "Mockingbird" in December 1963. However "Mockingbird" would not become a UK success until its 1969 re-issue when it scored #33. The song was covered by Dusty Springfield for her 1964 album "A Girl Called Dusty"; Springfield sang both parts of the track. "Mockingbird" was also recorded by Aretha Franklin for

neg: Paul Fix judge in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962). He played the sheriff in "The Sons of Katie Elder". In 1966, he appeared in the film "El Dorado". In 1972 he appeared in the film "Night of the Lepus". In 1979, he appeared in "Wanda Nevada". Fix co-wrote the screenplay for the John Wayne film "Tall in the Saddle". Fix made five appearances as District Attorney Hale on "Perry Mason" (1957–1963), showing great skill as an examiner who did not ask objectionable questions unlike Hamilton Burger, who often experienced a judge's ire for asking leading questions. He guest-starred on such television series

neg: The Little Drummer Girl (film) The Little Drummer Girl (film) The Little Drummer Girl is a 1984 American spy film directed by George Roy Hill and adapted from the 1983 novel of the same name by John le Carré. It starred Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski and Thorley Walters. The film received divided reviews among critics. Set in Europe and the Middle East, the plot follows the Mossad's clandestine attempt to flush out a PLO bomber named Khalil. To neutralize Khalil, they first kidnap (and later kill) his brother who is on a lecture tour, speaking to audiences in a ski mask about the

neg: Hush, Little Baby Foxx's "Mockingbird" and Bo Diddley's eponymous song "Bo Diddley", as well as Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma's "Hush Little Baby" and Eminem's "Mockingbird". Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Etta James, Taj Mahal and Dusty Springfield have each recorded "Mockingbird", which is an R&B variant of the song. "Mockingbird" was featured humorously as a car travel song in the films "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983) and "Dumb & Dumber" (1994). "Hush Little Baby" has also been used in the play "The Miracle Worker," about Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. 2016 saw this song recorded by violinist Vov Dylan for the album

neg: Melissa Sagemiller American football player father, who played in the NFL for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. She attended Georgetown Day School. Her entry into the performing arts was at age 3 when she began studying tap dance, ballet, jazz dance and modern dance. She made her stage debut in "To Kill a Mockingbird" when she was 9 years old, and soon after she became a regular on her local stage. At 14, however, acting took a backseat to modeling after Sagemiller was scouted by Eileen Ford in a jewelry shop. She eventually left modeling to take an undergraduate

neg: Collin Wilcox (actress) had to remind participants: "Collin is here at this conference because she believes in the cause. She is not the character in the film." This was due to the fact that, in the film "To Kill a Mockingbird", she played a white woman who falsely accused Tom Robinson, a black man, of raping her. On October 14, 2009, Wilcox died from brain cancer, aged 74, at her home in Highlands, North Carolina. Collin Wilcox (actress) Collin Wilcox (February 4, 1935 – October 14, 2009) was an American film, stage and television actress. Over her career, she was also credited as

neg: Janel Parrish portrayed the role for two months in the Broadway production at the Imperial Theatre. She subsequently appeared in several community theatre productions in Hawaii – most notably as Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in Manoa Valley Theatre's revival of "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1998. In 1999, Parrish landed her first substantial television role in NBC's action series "Baywatch", appearing in two episodes as Hina, a young girl whom Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff) saves from drowning. In 2000, Parrish was featured in Disney's live-action television film based on the Pinocchio story, "Geppetto", portraying the role of Natalie. She then went on

neg: Harper Lee who was inspired by Capote's memories of Lee as a child, was played by Aubrey Dollar. Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926February 19, 2016) was an American novelist widely known for "To Kill a Mockingbird", published in 1960. Immediately successful, it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. Though Lee had only published this single book, in 2007 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature. Additionally, Lee received numerous honorary degrees, though she declined to speak on those occasions. She was also known for assisting

neg: La Llorona (1960 film) mistress of a conquistador, and a bad mother – in this case, a very bad mother, "a la Medea"– who kills the children she had with her Spanish conquistador lover. Taking parts from Carmen Toscano's stage play, the film is set in contemporary México, but flashbacks a few centuries to tell Llorona's sad story. She is now the nanny of the grandson of a descendant of those who punished her, and plans to kill their Child. One curious detail (typical of Mexican horror films): the part of the little boy, Jorgito, is played by a girl. María Elena Marqués leads

neg: Collin Wilcox (actress) Burt Reynolds on Broadway. She replaced another actress in the 1963 revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude" and then went on to do the 1965 play "The Family Way", both on Broadway. A life member of The Actors Studio, Wilcox is perhaps best known for her role in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird", in which she played Mayella Violet Ewell, who falsely accuses Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) of raping her. Following that cinematic acting success, she performed two very memorable roles for television in 1964: "The Twilight Zone" episode "Number 12 Looks Just Like You" and "The Alfred

neg: Frank Overton Distance". Other TV work included "The Fugitive" in 1963. In 1964, he played General Bogan in the film "Fail-Safe". He played Sheriff Heck Tate in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". Overton appeared in an episode of the 1961 ABC series "The Asphalt Jungle". He made two guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series "Perry Mason" in diverse roles. In 1961 he played a priest, Father Paul, in "The Case of the Renegade Refugee," and in 1963 he played Deputy D.A. Nelson Taylor in "The Case of the Bluffing Blast." Overton played Major Harvey Stovall in the TV

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) that the girl had not been examined by a doctor to check for signs of rape after the supposed assault. In his closing argument Atticus asks the all-white male jury to cast aside their prejudices and instead focus on Tom's obvious innocence. In taking the stand in his own defense, Tom denies he attacked Mayella, but states she kissed him. He testifies he voluntarily assisted Mayella because "I felt sorry for her because…". Although Tom does not finish his sentence, the prosecutor (William Windom) hammers home the point that he was a black man feeling sorry for a white woman.

neg: Lexi Ainsworth Lexi Ainsworth Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth (born October 28, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kristina Davis on "General Hospital" (2009–2011, 2015–2017, 2018-present), and Jessica Burns in the 2015 film "A Girl Like Her". Ainsworth was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She began dancing on stage at the local ballet company at age six. This led her to appear in several theater productions, such as "The Wizard of Oz" (as a munchkin) and "To Kill A Mockingbird" (as Scout). Ainsworth was mostly home-schooled. After attending acting camps in New York City and Los Angeles,

neg: Claudia Durst Johnson Claudia Durst Johnson Claudia Durst Johnson is a literary scholar best known for her work on the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", introducing the idea of the novel's gothicism and gothic satire. In the process of her research she befriended the author, Harper Lee. When the city of Chicago organized a One City One Book program in 2001 based on "To Kill a Mockingbird", Lee was unavailable to speak, so Johnson was invited to Chicago to present the book to the city. Johnson, a native of North Carolina, earned a PhD in Literature at the University of Illinois in 1973.

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: Veronique Peck Library through the collaboration of celebrities. Veronique Peck had become friends with author Harper Lee while her husband was filming "To Kill a Mockingbird". In 2005, Peck convinced the normally reclusive Lee to accept the Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award in person. Peck and her family attended a private White House screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 2012 with President Barack Obama to mark what would have been her late husband's 96th birthday. Veronique Peck died of a heart ailment at her home in Los Angeles, California on August 17, 2012, at the age of 80. She was

neg: Inspirational fiction interviewed had a tendency towards identifying themselves with angst-ridden books showing intellectual struggle, violence, personal vulnerability, catastrophe and the struggle to rise above circumstance." The books most frequently cited by men in this study included "The Outsider" by Albert Camus, "The Lord of The Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, and—the only book written by a female that made the list of "top twenty" inspirational books for men -- "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. "To Kill a Mockingbird" was also only one of four books to be included in the top twenty

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: 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: Mary Badham stated he would not accept any other actress for the part. He had managed to contact her in Monroeville, Alabama, where she had been invited to attend a stage version of "To Kill a Mockingbird". Badham is the younger sister of director John Badham. , Badham was an art restorer and a college testing coordinator. She is married to Richard W. Wilt, dean of Library and Educational Support Services at Lehigh Carbon Community College, and the mother of two children. She has traveled around the world recalling her experiences making "To Kill a Mockingbird", while expounding the book's messages of

neg: Rice Christian and refrain from offering all forms of allurements, including financial incentives and rewards, in their acts of service." and "..as they carry out these ministries, fully respecting human dignity and ensuring that the vulnerability of people and their need for healing are not exploited."" These points are seen as to prevent false conversions which produce "Rice Christians". The term "Rice Christians" appears in Harper Lee's book "To Kill A Mockingbird," in Chapter 13. Scout's Aunt Alexandra uses the word referring to Missionary Society refreshments during "long reports on Rice Christians." "To Kill A Mockingbird" was first published in 1960. An

neg: Tay Hohoff Kill A Mockingbird". Therese Nunn, Hohoff's granddaughter, said that it was disrespectful to her grandmother's work and legacy that the novel was published after only a light edit, considering the effort that went into changing and polishing "To Kill A Mockingbird". Jonathan Mahler of the "New York Times" compared the two books and praised Hohoff's large role "in reconceiving the story from a dark tale of a young woman's disillusionment with her father's racist views, to a redemptive one of moral courage and human decency". Mark Lawson of The Guardian found "Go Set a Watchman" more complex but less compelling

neg: Harper Lee was the basis for the character Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird". The plot and characters of "To Kill a Mockingbird" are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The novel deals with the irrationality of adult attitudes towards race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s, as depicted through the eyes of two children. The novel was inspired by racist attitudes in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Another novel, "Go Set a Watchman", was written in

neg: Bill Walker (actor) California. Bill Walker (actor) William Franklin Walker (July 1, 1896 – January 27, 1992) was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". Born in Pendleton, Indiana, Walker began his acting career in 1946. In a career that spanned five decades, Walker appeared in numerous television shows and films including "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Raintree County", "Yancy Derringer", "Official Detective", "The Amos 'n' Andy Show", "The Twilight Zone", "Rawhide", "Daniel Boone", "Good Times", "The Long, Hot Summer", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Big Jake", "What's Happening!!",

neg: Bill Walker (actor) Bill Walker (actor) William Franklin Walker (July 1, 1896 – January 27, 1992) was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird". Born in Pendleton, Indiana, Walker began his acting career in 1946. In a career that spanned five decades, Walker appeared in numerous television shows and films including "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Raintree County", "Yancy Derringer", "Official Detective", "The Amos 'n' Andy Show", "The Twilight Zone", "Rawhide", "Daniel Boone", "Good Times", "The Long, Hot Summer", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Big Jake", "What's Happening!!", "Twilight's

neg: Catherine Holman Innocents", "The Mill at Sonning" (1990) Scout in "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Mermaid Theatre" (1989). Her TV performances include:- Lucy Turner in "Peak Practice" (2000) Young Alice in "Wilderness" (1996) Poppy in "Agatha Christie"'s "The Pale Horse" (1996) Michelle in "Cone Zone" (1996) Jackie in "The Ghostbusters of East Finchley" (1995) Janice in "From The Top" (1986) Catherine Holman Catherine Holman (born in Surrey) is an English actress. She trained at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. She made her theatre début as Scout in "To Kill a Mockingbird" opposite "Alan Dobie" at the "Mermaid Theatre". This was

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: Horton Foote Horton Foote Albert Horton Foote Jr. (March 14, 1916March 4, 2009) was an American playwright and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his screenplays for the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird" and the 1983 film "Tender Mercies", and his notable live television dramas during the Golden Age of Television. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995 for his play "The Young Man From Atlanta" and two Academy Awards, one for an original screenplay, "Tender Mercies", and one for adapted screenplay, "To Kill a Mockingbird". In 1995, Foote was the inaugural recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter

neg: Sabra Jones "Indiscretions", and "Our Town". Jones starred as Marcella in the 1979 film "Night-Flowers" and appears on episodes of "Law & Order" and "Laverne & Shirley". Sabra Jones has directed nearly 80 productions, many with the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency. Her most recent directing credits include The Sound of Music (2012), The Music Man (2013), The Miracle Worker (2014), Hamlet (2015), and To Kill a Mockingbird (2016). Her shows with the Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency have been called "absolutely delightful", "bold", and "high quality". Her Production of To Kill a Mockingbird (2016) starring Sean Haberle, Tony nominee Marla Schaffel,

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird not sell well, it quickly became a sensation, bringing acclaim to Lee in literary circles, in her hometown of Monroeville, and throughout Alabama. The book went through numerous subsequent printings and became widely available through its inclusion in the Book of the Month Club and editions released by "Reader's Digest Condensed Books". Initial reactions to the novel were varied. "The New Yorker" declared Lee "a skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenuous writer", and "The Atlantic Monthly"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reviewer rated the book "pleasant, undemanding reading", but found the narrative voice—"a six-year-old girl with the prose style of a well-educated adult"—to be implausible. "Time"

neg: Go Set a Watchman "To Kill a Mockingbird", and underwent significant changes in story and characters during the revision process. Harper Lee was writing "Go Set a Watchman" in January 1957, and sold the manuscript to the publisher J. B. Lippincott in October 1957. She then continued to work on the manuscript for the next two years, submitting revised manuscripts to her literary agents. At some point in that two-year period, Lee renamed her book "To Kill a Mockingbird". Some of these records have been copied and posted online. The manuscript for the novel was originally thought to be lost. According to "The New

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird it can't be any good.") and that general readers seem to feel they do not require analytical interpretation. Harper Lee has remained famously detached from interpreting the novel since the mid-1960s. However, she gave some insight into her themes when, in a rare letter to the editor, she wrote in response to the passionate reaction her book caused: "Surely it is plain to the simplest intelligence that "To Kill a Mockingbird" spells out in words of seldom more than two syllables a code of honor and conduct, Christian in its ethic, that is the heritage of all Southerners." When the

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird (film) best place. However, the town had changed significantly between the 1920s and the early 1960s so they made the backlot in Hollywood instead. The Old Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville was used as a model for the film set since they could not use the courthouse due to the poor audio quality in the courthouse. The accuracy of the recreated courthouse in Hollywood led many Alabamians to believe that the film was shot in Monroeville. The Old Courthouse in Monroe County is now a theater for many plays inspired by "To Kill a Mockingbird" as well as a museum dedicated

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird characters. The second part of the novel deals with what book reviewer Harding LeMay termed "the spirit-corroding shame of the civilized white Southerner in the treatment of the Negro". In the years following its release, many reviewers considered "To Kill a Mockingbird" a novel primarily concerned with race relations. Claudia Durst Johnson considers it "reasonable to believe" that the novel was shaped by two events involving racial issues in Alabama: Rosa Parks' refusal to yield her seat on a city bus to a white person, which sparked the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the 1956 riots at the University of

neg: Claudia Durst Johnson Quarterly, December, 1993. “Discord in Concord: Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne,” in Hawthorne and the Women of His Day. University of Mass. Press,1999 Claudia Durst Johnson Claudia Durst Johnson is a literary scholar best known for her work on the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", introducing the idea of the novel's gothicism and gothic satire. In the process of her research she befriended the author, Harper Lee. When the city of Chicago organized a One City One Book program in 2001 based on "To Kill a Mockingbird", Lee was unavailable to speak, so Johnson was invited to Chicago to

neg: To Kill a Mockingbird which allows the children a glimpse into her personal life, as well as Tom Robinson's. Scout falls asleep during the Halloween pageant and makes a tardy entrance onstage, causing the audience to laugh uproariously. She is so distracted and embarrassed that she prefers to go home in her ham costume, which saves her life. Scholars have characterized "To Kill a Mockingbird" as both a Southern Gothic and a "Bildungsroman". The grotesque and near-supernatural qualities of Boo Radley and his house, and the element of racial injustice involving Tom Robinson, contribute to the aura of the Gothic in the novel. Lee