Today is the birthday of the creator of an award-winning animated short, the birthday of comedic actress Jane Curtin, and September saw the kidnapping of an American diplomat in Brazil- check out these films.
Frank Film (1973) is the very creative autobiographical
short by Frank Mouris, born September 6, 1944,
tying together his reading a list of words, his
narrative, and a collage of photos from magazines.
This film, about nine minutes long, won an
Oscar for Best Short Animated Film. It is on the
National Film Registry.
Frank Film
Kate & Allie (1984 to 1989) is a
sitcom about two divorced women living
together with their three children. Jane Curtin,
born September 6, 1947, plays Allie.
She won an Emmy as Leading Actress in 1984.
The series also won an Emmy for Directing for
the episode A Very Loud Family.
Kate & Allie
Four Days in September (1997) is loosely
based on the 1969 kidnapping of the
American ambassador by Brazilian
revolutionaries in that country.
Four Days in September
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