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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature.
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'To Kill a Mockingbird' Director Robert Mulligan Dead at 83Monday, December 22, 2008Print UniversalA scene from Mulligan's 1962 classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird.
"HARTFORD, Connecticut — Robert Mulligan, who directed the classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird," with its sensitive look at a child's world shaken by the racism of a Southern town, has died at 83.Mulligan died early Saturday at his home in Lyme, Connecticut, after a battle with heart disease, his wife, Sandy, said Monday.Mulligan was nominated for an Oscar for "Mockingbird," the adaptation of Harper Lee's best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.The 1962 film starred Gregory Peck, who won the best-actor Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, the small town lawyer who defends a black man falsely accused of rape.The story unfolds largely from the point of view of Atticus' young daughter, Scout, memorably played by Mary Badham. Phillip Alford played his son, Jem.The New York Times wrote that the film's opening segment "ac...'Mockingbird' Actor Brock Peters DiesTuesday, August 23, 2005E-Mail Print Share:LOS ANGELES — Brock Peters ( search ), best known for his heartbreaking performance ...
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