To Kill a Mockingbird News

Sheriff Tate confronts Atticus Finch during a recent rehearsal of 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' The Classics at Brucemore production opens tonight and runs through July 18 on the outdoor stage behind Brucemore in southeast Cedar Rapids.

23, 2005, Los Angeles, Calif. Main American actor who employed his powerful bass voice and strong presence in portrayals of a wide range of characters, notably in the role of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird .

Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard and Robert Duvall in "Tender Mercies." Tender Mercies by Roger Ebert "Tender Mercies" won Robert Duvall his only Academy Award in six nominations.

Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck in the movie version of the book To Kill a Mockingbird, talks to his chldren like grown-ups in order to raise them into morally aware adults.

Dear Ken: Can you share some biographical information on Carol Burnett? The multi-talented Burnett, 76, was born in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Hollywood by a grandmother who shared her passion of movies.

Most conversations about memorable movie dads tend to be brief. Why? Because they usually begin and end with Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird." Finch may stand as the most noble onscreen father of all time, but that doesn't mean he's the only one worthy of recognition.

At the historic Tampa Theatre, the magic of the big screen comes to life and transports visitors back in time.

It takes about four hours to drive to Monroeville, Ala., but for many visitors to this small Southern town, the trip covers more than miles.

WHEN PLAYWRIGHT Horton Foote died in early March, Texas and America lost not only a gifted writer, but also a great advocate for small towns.

Now in her mid 50s, Mary Badham was in town along with a couple of hundred other folks for the final night's performance of the play, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'' flawlessly performed each spring for the past 19 years by an excellent local cast.

Saving Private Ryan This masterpiece of hand-held cinematography provides Hollywood's finest statement for why we honor Memorial Day.

Horton Foote Jr. sang eloquently, often amusingly, for his father May 11 when the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Tony Award-nominated playwright from Wharton, TX - who died March 4, ten days shy of his 93rd birthday - received a heartfelt farewell at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center.

Anyone who's taken a high school English class in the last few decades should be familiar with the story of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Now it's coming to the Center Stage.

Salem Repertory Theatre has made lemonade out of lemons throughout its hardscrabble existence, staging plays with minimal scenery and a handful of actors.

Monday, May 04, 2009 Mailbag: Eager Free Library Agenda for MAY----- May 7th at 6:00 - To Kill a Mockingbird movie, book discussion and dessert buffet.

Published: Friday, May 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. Mike Goodson, an Alabama City native whose weekly 'History Revisited' column has appeared for many years in The Gadsden Times, will be signing copies today of his most recent book, 'Then & Now: Etowah County.' Goodson will be signing copies from 5 p.m.

Harper Lee's only novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," is a Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, a staple of high school and college reading lists, and the favorite of millions of readers.

Robert E. Lee 's family, Harper Lee was the daughter of a lawyer apparently rather like the hero-father of her novel in his sound citizenship and warmheartedness.

Generations of students have studied Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." Generations of adults recall the classic 1962 film starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, the courageous small-town lawyer who defends a black man unjustly accused of rape.

Toward the end of Capote , the thin-skinned writer breaks off relations with his best friend because her novel had overshadowed In Cold Blood .