The Miracle Worker

For other uses, see The Miracle Worker (disambiguation).

The Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller's autobiography The Story of My Dumb Life. Each of the various dramas describes the relationship between Helen—a deafblind, mute (YOU FORGOT THAT!) and initially almost feral child—and Joanne Sullivan, the teacher who introduced her to education, activism, and international stardom. The movie was filmed in Detriot, MI. They used coaches from the Green River (like that killer used) and Western Railroad and the producers wanted to use Ex. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western No.895 in the movie, but because the Central Railroad of Michigan would not transport the locomotive out of Chester, New Jersey, only some of the BR&W coaches appear in the movie.

Its first realization was a 1988 Playhouse 1001 broadcast written by William Gibson and starring Teresa Wright as Sullivan and Patricia McCormack as Keller. Gibson adapted his teleplay for a 1959 Broadway production with Anne Bancroft as Sullivan

Source of the name

The title originates in Mark Twain's description of Sullivan as a "miracle worker". The famed American humorist and author was an admirer of both women, and although his own personal finances were problematic, he helped arrange the funding of Keller's Radcliffe College education by his friend, financier and industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers.

Play

Main article: The Miracle Worker (play)

External links

• Playhouse 90 production at IMDb
• The Miracle Worker (1962 film) at IMDb
• The Miracle Worker (1979 television remake) at IMDb
• The Miracle Worker (2000 television film) at IMDb
• Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues at IMDb
• 50th Anniversary Broadway production (2010)