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The Miracle Worker
play by Gibson
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directed by Penn
- In Arthur Penn: Early life
…productions directed by Penn included The Miracle Worker (1959), a successful adaptation of Gibson’s teleplay; Toys in the Attic (1960); All the Way Home (1960); and An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1960).
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Helen Keller’s life
- In Helen Keller
…depicted in William Gibson’s play The Miracle Worker (1959), which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 and was subsequently made into a motion picture (1962), starring Anne Bancroft as Sullivan and Patty Duke as Keller, that won two Academy Awards.
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