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Simple Gifts

Plot: A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R. O
Release Date: Saturday, December 3 1977
47 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Colleen DewhurstColleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst was
53 in Simple Gifts
as 'Self - Host'.
Tue, Jun 03 1924 –
Thu, Aug 22 1991
Portrait of Hermione GingoldHermione Gingold
Hermione Gingold was
79 in Simple Gifts
as 'Narrator (segment "The Great Frost") (voice)'.
Thu, Dec 09 1897 –
Sun, May 24 1987
Portrait of José FerrerJosé Ferrer
José Ferrer was
65 in Simple Gifts
as 'Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)'.
Mon, Jan 08 1912 –
Sun, Jan 26 1992
Portrait of Dean WarehamDean Wareham
Dean Wareham was
>> in Simple Gifts
as 'Narrator (segment "My Christmas") (voice)'.
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Portrait of David JonesDavid Jones
David Jones was
>> in Simple Gifts
as 'Narrator (segment "December 25, 1914") (voice)'.
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Portrait of Paul DooleyPaul Dooley
Paul Dooley was
49 in Simple Gifts
as '(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)'.
Wed, Feb 22 1928
Portrait of Claudette SutherlandClaudette Sutherland
Claudette Sutherland was
38 in Simple Gifts
as '(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)'.
Thu, Jul 13 1939

Crew

Portrait of R.O. BlechmanR.O. Blechman
R.O. Blechman was
>> in Simple Gifts
as 'Director, Writer, Producer'
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Portrait of Phillip SchopperPhillip Schopper
Phillip Schopper was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Steven PartonSteven Parton
Steven Parton was
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as 'Assistant Director'
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Portrait of Michael SpornMichael Sporn
Michael Sporn was
31 in Simple Gifts
as 'Assistant Director'
Tue, Apr 23 1946 –
Sun, Jan 19 2014
Portrait of Maurice SendakMaurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak was
49 in Simple Gifts
as 'Writer'
Sun, Jun 10 1928 –
Tue, May 08 2012
Portrait of Joe CanestroJoe Canestro
Joe Canestro was
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as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Arnold BlackArnold Black
Arnold Black was
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as 'Music'
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Portrait of Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt would have been no older than
60 in Simple Gifts
as 'Original Concept'
Wed, Oct 27 1858 –
Mon, Jan 06 1919
Portrait of Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf would have been no older than
59 in Simple Gifts
as 'Novel'
Wed, Jan 25 1882 –
Fri, Mar 28 1941
Portrait of Moss HartMoss Hart
Moss Hart would have been no older than
57 in Simple Gifts
as 'Novel'
Mon, Oct 24 1904 –
Wed, Dec 20 1961
Portrait of Fontaine FoxFontaine Fox
Fontaine Fox would have been no older than
80 in Simple Gifts
as 'Original Story'
Wed, Jun 04 1884 –
Sun, Aug 09 1964
Portrait of Edward HulseEdward Hulse
Edward Hulse was
>> in Simple Gifts
as 'Original Concept'
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