A Patch of Blue

...Senator representing Mahoning, Carroll, and parts of Stark and Tuscarawas Counties. Elizabeth Hartman, Academy Award-nominated actress (A Patch of Blue). Maureen McGovern, an American singer ("The Morning After," "Can You Read My Mind") and...

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...when they fall in love in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism from the perspective of "love is blind". Shelley Winters won the Academy Award for...

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In 1964, Hartman was screen-tested by MGM and Warner Brothers. In the early autumn of 1964, she was offered a leading role in A Patch of Blue, opposite Sidney Poitier and Shelley Winters. The role won Hartman widespread critical...

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...on the supreme court ruled in favor to stop the Florida recount during the 2000 election. Sidney Poitier starred in a movie in 1965 called 'A Patch of Blue,' which was famous for Poitier kissing a blind, white teenager, played by Elizabeth...

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Movie poster for the 1965 film A Patch of Blue. Fair use rationale for A Patch of Blue For an article about a film, the original poster is arguably one of the most important images that could be included. No free or public domain...

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...differences, as saintly. Characters like Dern's, Jane Wyman in Douglas Sirk weepie Magnificent Obsession or Elizabeth Hartman in A Patch of Blue are all pure of heart and able to see the souls within - all the while being conveniently and...

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...was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In addition to directing A Patch of Blue, Green also wrote and co-produced the film. After his death, his widow Josephine told AP that it was his proudest accomplishment.

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...with Diahann Carroll in Paris Blues, brimmed with ardor and playfulness. It's a shame, then, that the set's two romantic entries, A Patch of Blue and A Warm December, are such tepid affairs. The former, a 1965 tear-squeezer that tritely...

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...as a rare, early effort to bring the lives of black Americans to the big screen. Other film credits included "Something of Value," "A Patch of Blue" and the cult favorite "Car Wash." "As an actor, you had to be careful," said Sidney...

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...won her Academy Awards for "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959), as the sloppy and nervous Mrs. Van Daan; and "A Patch of Blue" (1965), in which she was one of the true screen vultures, mercilessly abusing her blind daughter (Elizabeth...

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