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John McGreevey (writer)
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5 September 1978 (USA) more
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Biography of tennis star Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all Grand Slam titles in one year. | add synopsis
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Superb performance by Glynnis O'Connor as one of tennis's greats. more (3 total)

Cast

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Michael Learned ... Eleanor 'Teach' Tennant

Anne Baxter ... Jessamyn Connolly

Glynnis O'Connor ... Maureen Connolly
Claude Akins ... Gus Berste

Anne Francis ... Sophie Fisher

Mark Harmon ... Norman Brinker
Martin Milner ... Wilbur Folsom

Leslie Nielsen ... Nelson Fisher
Tony Trabert ... Himself
Ann Doran ... Aunt Gert
Fred Holliday ... Dr. Bruce Kimball
Len Wayland ... Johnson
Justin Lord ... Maxwell
Maggie Wellman ... Susan
Jean Karp ... Nancy Chaffee
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150 min
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Superb performance by Glynnis O'Connor as one of tennis's greats., 8 July 2001
Author: Sylvia Stoddard from Honolulu, Hawaii

Every year when Wimbledon is on, I wonder why this movie is not shown on TV. Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win all grand slam titles in one calendar year yet there is no book about her. Connolly's life is the stuff of drama and O'Connor gives us a real feel for how working your way up the ranks of tennis worked then. Disfunctional families now seem almost mandatory for a top-seeded player, but during Connolly's time, the public didn't know such things. Though the Wimbledon segments were not shot there, the film reproduces the landmarks and signage faithfully. I know, I went to Wimbledon in 1993 and saw her name on the sign by Centre Court.

I can only assume the film is basically factual as I've never found any book with enough information about this fascinating woman to know. All I know is that the film works very well and O'Connor is radiant. I really love this movie!

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