Fielder Cook

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Fielder Cook

Born March 9, 1923 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died June 20, 2003 · aged 80

Fielder Cook (March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Cook graduated with honor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from Washington and Lee University, then studied Elizabethan Drama at the University of Birmingha…

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The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryThe Homecoming: A Christmas Story · 1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
★ 7.31971
MovieDramaFamily
It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they anxiously await Pa's return home from his job in the city some 50 miles away. He is late, and Ma and the grandparents hear on the radio a report of a bus accident that worries them. Oldest son John-Boy must step up to help grandfather cut down a Christmas tree, and upon learning the concern about Daddy sets out to find him.
PatternsPatterns · 1956
Patterns
★ 7.21956
MovieDrama
To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.
A Big Hand for the Little LadyA Big Hand for the Little Lady · 1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
★ 7.11966
MovieWestern
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
The Hands of Cormac JoyceThe Hands of Cormac Joyce · 1972
The Hands of Cormac Joyce
★ 5.01972
MovieDramaTV Movie
A savage storm wreaks havoc on a small Irish fishing village.
Seize the DaySeize the Day · 1986
Seize the Day
★ 5.01986
MovieDrama
Tommy Wilhelm is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? · 1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
★ 9.01971
MovieWesternTV Movie
An alcoholic drifter decides to run for sheriff in a small town. However, in order to get elected, he must find out who killed a visiting preacher.
Valley ForgeValley Forge · 1975
Valley Forge
★ 7.01975
MovieDramaWar
George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.
PatternsPatterns · 1955
Patterns
★ 7.01955
MovieDramaTV Movie
"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryA Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story · 1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
★ 9.51978
MovieDramaTV Movie
One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor. Their romance spans the time period from his days of glory with Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees to his unsuccessful battle with an incurable disease. As the story begins, the talented but shy Gehrig is already a popular Yankee slugger when he meets the outgoing Eleanor. Their romance begins hesitantly, but blossoms as they exchange letters while Gehrig is on the road with the team. However, Gehrig's possessive mother becomes a formidable obstacle, first to their marriage and later to their happiness. But their love for one another proves triumphant. In the midst of their happiness, when Gehrig is at the peak of his career, he learns that he is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The courage and dignity exhibited by the Gehrigs during this crisis make this a powerful, memorable film.

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EvergreenEvergreen · 1985
Evergreen
★ 5.71985
SeriesDramaRomance
Based on the novel by Belva Plain, covering a time span from 1909 to 1959. The story begins in New York's Lower East Side with the arrival of Polish-Jewish immigrant Anna (Lesley Ann Warren). At first employed as a humble seamstress, Anna is whisked into a whole new world when she becomes the wife of the enterprising Joseph Friedman (Armand Assante), who eventually becomes a wealthy Westchester contractor. Even so, Anna's heart belongs to Paul Lerner (Ian Shane), the son of the prosperous Fifth Avenue family which employs her relatives. In 1918, Anna gives birth to Paul's daughter, allowing Joseph to believe that he is the father. The secret surrounding Anna's child will lead to a daunting and frequently heartbreaking chain of events, culminating decades later in the newly formed state of Israel, where Anna's grandson Eric hopes to "find himself" -- and ends up finding more than he bargained for.

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