That pre-dated the 1959 Broadway version, which starred Duke and Anne Bancroft.

Just log on to your Verizon account and watch the latest shows. The story of Anne Sullivans struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. Weve watched all of the movies we can find about Helen Keller (even the critically-dissed TV special), and it was a treat to watch Patty Duke, who played Helen in the original, Academy-award-winning Miracle Worker, also play Ann Sullivan in this version (shed said years ago she hoped to play the part of Ann). Watch the full length movie of Miracle Worker, The (2000) online or on the Fios Mobile app. Original playwright William Gibson not only wrote this 1979 adaptation, but also the very first one, broadcast on 'Playhouse 90' in 1957, starring Patty McCormack, Theresa Wright, Patricia Neal and Burl Ives. AKA: Ana de los milagros, Licht im Dunkel. Both Gilbert & Duke were nominated for Emmys for their roles, but only Duke won the day. Just log on to your Verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Also, Melissa's very long hair gets in the way of her wild tantrums - it either should have been cut, or she should have worn a short wig. Watch the full length movie of Miracle Worker, The (2000) online or on the Fios Mobile app.

Melissa Gilbert was 15 when she filmed this, but is about the same weight as and an inch taller than Patty Duke, which makes Melissa look too old for the role. The big trivia here is that Patty Duke now plays Annie Sullivan, whereas she was Helen Keller in the 1962 movie (and won an Oscar for it). The older movie version is much darker and moodier, which not only fits the subject matter, but which is more accurate, due to the fact they only had lamplight most of the time. This NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame version was filmed in Southern California, which is obvious from the very sunny scenes both inside and out.

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