Arthur Penn's play, The Miracle Worker, about Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan has been adapted to film several times. The best-known version is that starring Patty Duke (as Helen) and Anne Bancroft (as Annie) from 1962.
Helen Keller's father was Arthur Henley Keller of Tuscumbia, Alabama. In the stage play, (1959-1961) the role was played by Torin Thatcher; in the 1962 movie (in which Patty Duke plays Helen), he was played by Victor Jory; in the 1979 made for TV version (in which Patty Duke plays Annie Sullivan), he was played by Charles Siebert. In another made for TV version in 2000, the role of Helen's father was played by David Strathairn. See the link below for a biography of Arthur Henley Keller.
Sarah Keller has: Played Janey in "ITV Playhouse" in 1967. Played Suzy in "Terror" in 1978. Played 2nd Mother in "Hammer House of Horror" in 1980. Played Helen Myers in "Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues" in 1984. Played Phil in "Weekend Playhouse" in 1984. Performed in "Bulman" in 1985. Played Lecturer in "A Kiss Before Dying" in 1991. Played U.S. Ticket Clerk in "The Princess Stallion" in 1997.
The cast of Point of View of Helen Keller - 2010 includes: Marian Arbuckle as Jill Smith Fritz Brackley as Potawatomi Man Toni Elliott as Kate Keller Keesha Girmazion as Mrs. Hitler Stephanie Kruse as Aunt Ev Doris Leal as Arthur Keller Potawatomi Man as Potawatomi Man Christopher McLemore as Susan Smith Georgene Metenosky as Adolf Hitler Donald Santoro as Potawatomi Woman Sherry Shore as Helen Keller Steve Toessaint as Jack Smith
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Hallie Kate Eisenberg had done Helen Keller's part in the Disney version of "The Miracle Worker".
Patty Duke!
Pat Smith has: Performed in "Kraft Television Theatre" in 1947. Performed in "Robert Montgomery Presents" in 1950. Performed in "Campbell Playhouse" in 1952. Played Sue in "The Motorola Television Hour" in 1953. Played Alice Updyke in "The Motorola Television Hour" in 1953. Played Dance Hall Girl in "Paint Your Wagon" in 1969. Played Mrs. Keller in "Helen Keller and Her Teacher" in 1970. Played Mrs. Cameron in "Returning Home" in 1975.
Kate Keller died in 1921. I know because I have to do a scrapbook on her.
The main characters in the movie "The Miracle Worker" are Helen Keller, a blind and deaf young girl, and Annie Sullivan, her determined teacher. Other important characters include Captain Keller, Helen's father, and Kate Keller, Helen's mother.
The film is called Black.
Rhondee Beriault has: Played Diana Quinna in "Quantum Leap" in 1989. Played Amanda Dormand in "Reasonable Doubts" in 1991. Played Amanda Dorman in "Reasonable Doubts" in 1991. Played Helen Keller in "The Sound and the Silence" in 1992. Played Aimee in "I Love You, But" in 1998.
Susanne Keller has: Performed in "Ediths Tagebuch" in 1983. Performed in "Der Fahnder" in 1984. Played Hanna in "Kerbels Flucht" in 1984. Played Brigitte in "Wochenendgeschichten" in 1985. Performed in "Anwalt Abel" in 1988.