Theme song of the movie of the same name which starred gary cooper, dorothy mcguire and anthony perkins. Friendly persuasion, william wylers popular adaptation of jessamyn wests tales of quaker life, is a warm, gently satiric portrait of a family of the friendly persuasion living in the shadow of the civil war. Original soundtrackfriendly persuasionunique 110lp. Gary cooper plays jess birdwell, patriarch of a quaker family which does not believe in warfare. Friendly persuasion 1956 on this memorial day here in the us, we turn to a unique kind of war movie. She also wrote a sequel to the friendly persuasion, entitled except for me and thee. One of my fathers favorite directors to work with was william wyler, from the westerner in 1940, their first collaboration to friendly persuasion in 1956. Did a good job showing conscience and faith issues for the events surrounding that time. This lp features the 1956 william wyler movie friendly persuasion.
It was gratifying to see a welldone film that was family friendly and not full of cursing and violence like most movies coming out now. In a role ideally suiting his stalwart persona, gary cooper plays jess in william wylers beloved film of jessamyn wests novel that earned six academy award nominations, including best picture. Friendly persuasion is a charming, sensitive tale of a family of quakers that attempts to maintain their pacifist ideals amid the turmoil of the u. Gary cooper in william wylers production of friendly persuasion. Notice the extra playing a soldier in the shooting gallery to the right of gary cooper. Read the full synopsis of friendly persuasion, 1956, directed by william wyler, with gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, marjorie main, at turner classic movies. Birdwells son josh anthony perkins wishes to adhere to his familys pacifism, but is afraid that if he doesnt. The friendly persuasion is one of my favorite movies played on turner classic movies.
At the heart of the book is the strong marriage between two compatible if very different individuals, jess and eliza birdwell. A love story between the teenage girl and her soldier suiter is a beautiful bonus. Friendly persuasion 1956 directed by william wyler, starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire note. Theme song of the movie of the same name which starred gary. Gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love, peter mark richman, walter catlett. He won the academy award for best actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as receiving an academy honorary award for his career achievements in 1961. Bm productions a heartwarming story about the daytoday experiences of a quaker family living in indiana in 1862, showing their religious beliefs, their worldly temptations, their petty feuds, and their reactions. My favorite gary cooper movie is high noon, it is one of the very few westerns i watch. Osanna phyllis love gooding fondly remembers friendly. The fountainhead, unconquered, bright leaf, high noon, garden of evil, friendly persuasion, distant drums, the hanging tree. The screenplay was adapted by michael wilson from the 1945 novel the friendly persuasion by jessamyn west, and was directed by william wyler. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. May 7, 1901 may, 1961 was an american actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style. Gary cooper as jess birdwell and dorothy mcguire as eliza birdwell were perfect and make a lovely couple.
Friendly persuasion movie trailer with gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, and anthony perkins. Jan 08, 2015 along came jones western 1945 gary cooper, william demarest, loretta young along came jones western 1945 gary cooper, william demarest, loretta young along came jones western 1945 gary. Friendly persuasion, nobel son, the cobweb, mickey rooney. Friendly persuasion is such a nice movie with gary cooper. Youll want to watch friendly persuasion again and again.
When put to the true test, it is cooper who proves to be the true christian. The screenplay was adapted by michael wilson from the 1945 novel the friendly persuasion by. Ive watched it many times and there were many comparisons from the book to the movie. Original soundtrack friendly persuasion unique 110lp. Photos of cast gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins on cover. Played by gary cooper and dorothy mcguire in the film, the actors seem to capture really pretty much how the. Gary cooper with dolores del rio then married to cedric gibbons and wife rocky. And, being friendly to all is one that we all should try to live by. Friendly persuasion is an immensely entertaining and thoughtful movie that finds an ideological middle ground, a rarity in any decade.
The story of a family of quakers in indiana in 1862. This was adapted into a tv movie that was given the name of the prior film adaptation, friendly persuasion. Friendly persuasion was also a great cooper film and i have seen it a few times. Shop movies starring gary cooper on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris.
The story centers on a quaker family in southern indiana at the outbreak of the american civil war. Friendly persuasion, american dramatic film, released in 1956, that depicts how the american civil war disrupts the lives of a pacifist quaker family jess birdwell played by gary cooper and his wife, eliza dorothy mcguire, are content in their lives as quaker farmers living in southern indiana during the turbulent 1860s. Jan 11, 2019 and, being friendly to all is one that we all should try to live by. Bm productions a heartwarming story about the daytoday experiences of a quaker family living in indiana in 1862, showing their religious beliefs, their worldly. Gary cooper in the beautiful film friendly persuasion 1954. Friendly persuasion isnt a western though it has some of that.
Gary cooper born in montana, he love the outdoors, and was wellsuited to some of his physical roles. Gary cooper plays jess birdwell, patriarch of a quaker. I found the movie entertaining and humorous, and i saw gary cooper in a role different from any others id seen him in. Directed by william wyler, this 1956 film starred gary cooper, anthony perkins, dorothy mcguire, richard eyer. A quintessential american heroine, eliza birdwell is a wonderful blend of wouldbe austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Friendly persuasion is a 1956 american civil war drama film starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton and phyllis love. The civil war has taken hold of the american people and all across the nation, people are hearing the call to take up arms and fight. A costar cooper particularly liked, janis says, was bisexual actor anthony perkins, who played his son in 1956s friendly persuasion, about a quaker family drawn into the civil war despite their. It has gary cooper and dorothy mcguire in the leading roles as the parents of the birdwell family,with marjorie main in a brilliant supporting role. This press book is in overall fair to good condition. Indiana quaker nurseryman jess gary cooper, secretly frustrated that his horse, red rover, is a poor racer, visits ohio customer, the widow hudspeth marjorie main, his son left with her three daughters, when a business proposition emerges, in william wylers friendly persuasion, 1956.
Gary cooper, dorothy mcguire friendly persuasion lp 1956. Gary cooper was born frank james cooper in helena, montana, one of two sons of an english farmer from bedfordshire, who later became an american lawyer and judge, charles henry cooper 18651946, and kentborn alice nee brazier cooper 18731967. Bestknown for playing quiet, understated characters who use violence when pushed too far, gary cooper gets the opportunity to explore a more peaceful resolution though the film. A quintessential american heroine, eliza birdwell is a wonderful blend of wouldbe austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. One of tcms christmas movies, this politically charged, period family drama about quakers and their religious convictions vs. Of course the book allows for a slower pace with this quaker family and a more moving term of phrase. Friendly persuasion thee i love 1956 sheet music from. One of the most popular movies of the 1950s was friendly persuasion. The storyline about a quaker family and their trails about the civil war is well done and worth seeing. That is mainly because it was so important to me during most of my childhood. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war.
Gary coopers wife, rocky also known as sandra shaw during her very brief movie career, was the niece of celebrated golden age art director cedric gibbons. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title friendly persuasion. Author of the source novel, the friendly persuasion, jessamyn west, wrote a book called to see the dream, about her experiences as a consultant on the film. The source of the famous william wyler film starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, and anthony perkins. This story is all that the first book friendly persuasion is and more. The movie stars gary cooper and dorothy mcguire and they are featured on the front and back covers in original scenes. Emerging as a star in the late silent era, the lanky, strikingly handsome cooper established himself as a western hero in henry kings hugely popular the winning of barbara worth and a romantic. Its a drama but has many comedic moments throughout. The entire cast is excellent, and the timeless theme song by pat boone puts the icing on the cake. The pet goose samantha is always up to her nonsense with the young boy.
The family are quakers but cooper has a little bit of devilment in him, youll just love him. Friendly persuasion is a 1956 film directed by william wyler, starring gary cooper the birdwells are a family of quakers in southern indiana during the american civil war. Friendly persuasion by william wyler gary cooper, dorothy. The film was originally released with no screenwriting credit because wilson was on the hollywood. It portrays the ups and downs of the everyday life of the birdwell family, as peace loving quakers living during the american civil war.
The friendly persuasion, a 1945 novel by jessamyn west friendly persuasion 1956 film, based on the book friendly persuasion song, a popular song from the movie friendly persuasion 1975 film, a madefortv movie based on the book and its sequel. This listing is for a vintage sheet music friendly persuasion thee i love. Directed by william wyler, this 1956 film starred gary cooper, anthony perkins, dorothy mcguire, richard eyer, peter mark richman and phyllis love. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is my entry for the william wyler blogathon, hosted by r. Both films created an important impact on the film career and character of gary cooper. This is a movie press book for friendly persuasion starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, and anthony perkins. We really enjoyed it, and when i saw that it was based on wests novel, i decided to read the book. Jess birdwell gary cooper is the center of the story. Some time ago, my wife karen brought home friendly persuasion, a 1956 civil war film starring gary cooper and dorothy mcguire, for our family video. This lp features the 1956 william wyler moviefriendly persuasion.
Friendly persuasion song, a popular song from the movie. Introducing anthony perkins and featuring richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love, mark richman, walter catlett. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Friendly persuasion with gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins. Adapted from the bestselling novel by jessamyn west, friendly persuasion is set in southern indiana in the early days of the civil war. Friendly persuasion directed by william wyler available. Patriarch jess cooper and his wife eliza dorothy mcguire have a loving relationship that is occasionally interrupted by normal squabbles, like jesss purchase of an organ, despite general quaker disapproval of the. For over three decades, gary cooper was hollywoods consummate everyman, a refreshingly sincere, unaffected screen presence who imbued his common heroes with authenticity and simple dignity. Buy a cheap copy of the friendly persuasion book by jessamyn west. Friendly persuasion 1975 film, a madefortv movie based on the book and its sequel. With gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins.
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