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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…
Known For
A Big Hand for the Little Lady · 1966A 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.
Valley Forge · 1975Valley Forge
★ 7.01975
MovieDramaWar
George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.
Prudence and the Pill · 1968Prudence and the Pill
★ 5.71968
MovieComedyRomance
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid, the chauffeur, a lover, Prudence's husband Gerald, or all of the above?
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life · 1968How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
★ 5.71968
MovieRomanceComedy
Wealthy playboy David Sloane wrongly believes good girl Carol Corman is his best friend's mistress.
Miracle on 34th Street · 1973Miracle on 34th Street
★ 7.01973
MovieDramaFamily
A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story · 1978A 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.
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? · 1971Who 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.
Seize the Day · 1986Seize 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.
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