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DRAMA

The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

name	character
Anne Bancroft	Annie Sullivan
Kathleen Comegys	Aunt Ev
Patty Duke	Helen Keller
Victor Jory	Captain Arthur Keller
Andrew Prine	James Keller
Inga Swenson	Kate Keller

name
Fred Coe	producer
William Gibson	writer (original), screenplay
Arthur Penn	director

year	award	category	name
1962	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Anne Bancroft
1962	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Patty Duke
1962	BAFTA	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Anne Bancroft