''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' is a 1974 American TV film from
20th Century Fox
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based on
the novel
''The Novel'' (1991) is a novel written by American author James A. Michener. A departure from Michener's better known historical fiction, ''The Novel'' is told from the viewpoints of four different characters involved in the life and work of ...
.
It was produced by
Norman Rosemont
Norman Rosemont (December 12, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona) was an Emmy-winning American producer of films, television, and theatre.
He worked as a press agent before moving into theatre. He worked as a ge ...
.
[A Writer's Own True-Life 'Tree'
Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 1974: e18.]
Cast
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Cliff Robertson
Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film '' PT 109'', and won the 196 ...
as Johnny Nolan
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Diane Baker
Diane Carol Baker is an American actress, producer and educator who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959.
Early life
Baker was born in 1938 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California a ...
as Katie Nolan
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James Olsen as McShane
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Pamelyn Ferdin
Pamelyn Wanda Ferdin (born February 4, 1959) is an American animal rights activist and a former child actress. Ferdin's acting career was primarily during the 1960s and 1970s, though she appeared in projects sporadically in the 1980s and later ...
as Francie Nolan
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Nancy Malone
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Nancy Malone (born Anne Josefa Maloney March 19, 1935 – May 8, 2014) was an American television actress from the 1950s to 1970s, who later moved into producing and directing in the 1980s and 1990s.
Television
Malone appeared in a nu ...
as Aunt Sissy
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Michael-James Wixted as Neely Nolan
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Liam Dunn
Liam Dunn (November 12, 1916 – April 11, 1976) was an American character actor.
Life and career
The New Jersey native's early career was spent in television in series such as ''Bonanza'', ''Room 222'', ''Alias Smith and Jones'', '' Mannix'' ...
as Barker
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Anne Seymour as Miss Tilford
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Allyn Ann McLerie
Allyn Ann McLerie (December 1, 1926 – May 21, 2018) was a Canadian-born American actress, singer and dancer who worked with many of Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robb ...
as Miss Martin
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Booth Colman
Booth Colman (March 8, 1923 – December 15, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor. In his later years he played older authority figures, such as doctors and lawyers. Colman appeared in films since 1952, when he debuted (uncredi ...
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1974 television films
1974 films
Films directed by Joseph Hardy (director)
American television films
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