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The Member of the Wedding (1952) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Stanley Kramer, Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt.

Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActressJulie HarrisNominated
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Julie Harris wants to be “The Member of the Wedding”

By Stephen Reginald on Aug 20, 2023 From Classic Movie Man

Julie Harris wants to be “The Member of the Wedding” The Member of the Wedding (1952) is an American film drama directed by Fred Zinneman and starring Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, and Brandon De Wilde. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Carson McCullers (1946). The ci... Read full article

The Member of the Wedding (1952)

on Aug 17, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

As Method acting rose to prominence, cinema took notice and started gobbling up stage-plays, giving Method actors a playground for their finest work as well as retaining a print of the play for posterity. The early-1950s saw a litany of stage-esque stories, all of which start melding together with t... Read full article

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The Member of the Wedding Quotes:

John Henry: Mean old bossy Frankie!
Berenice Sadie Brown: Just what is she doing that's so mean? Just trying to get some rest.
Berenice Sadie Brown: Look at your hair to begin with. Done had all your hair shaved off like a convict. You tie this ribbon around this head with no hair, it looks peculiar.
Frances 'Frankie' Addams: But I'm going to wash and try to stretch my hair tonight.
John Henry: Berenice, which eye's your mind's eye?
Berenice Sadie Brown: Don't yank my head back like that, Candy. Frankie and I aren't going to go flying through the ceiling.
Berenice Sadie Brown: [Frankie threatens her with a knife] Lay it down, Satan!
Frances 'Frankie' Addams: [throws the knife into the kitchen door] I'm the world's greatest knife thrower.
Frances 'Frankie' Addams: We'll just walk up to people and know them right away. We'll be walking down a dark road, and see a lighted house and knock on the door, and strangers will rush to meet us and say, "Come in! Come in!" We'll know decorated aviators and New York people and movie stars. And we'll have thousands and thousands of friends. We'll belong to so many clubs that we can't even keep track of them all. We'll be members of the WHOLE WORLD!
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The Member of the Wedding Facts
Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, and Brandon De Wilde all repeated their roles from the original Broadway production.
Julie Harris was 27, when she played 12 year-old Frankie Addams.
The original Broadway production of "The Member of the Wedding" opened at the Empire Theater January 5, 1950 and ran for 501 performances.
The original Broadway production of "The Member of the Wedding," by Carson McCullers opened on January 5, 1950 at the Empire Theater (New York) and ran for 501 performances.
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