CATCHA CLASSIC
The Miracle Worker
TCM, 3 p.m.
This acclaimed and inspiring 1962 drama tells the remarkable story of deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller in 1880s Alabama and how she learned to communicate
through the efforts of teacher Anne Sullivan. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft both won Oscars for their respective performances as Keller and Sullivan. Best Director Oscar nominee Arthur Penn helmed this first screen adaptation of screenwriter William Gibson’s acclaimed 1959 teleplay; Gibson earned an Oscar nomination for his adaptation.