Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and novels , notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). A Quaker from Indiana , she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921. She received an honorary Doctor of Letters (Litt.D) degree from Whittier College in 1946. She received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in 1975.
19-403: Jessamyn West may refer to: Jessamyn West (writer) (1902–1984), American writer Jessamyn West (librarian) (born 1968), American librarian and blogger [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-722: A Ball , and the lead roles in Redhead , Man of La Mancha , and the play The Incomparable Max . Kiley later starred in the television play Patterns , which aired live on January 12, 1955. It caused a sensation and won an Emmy for its writer, Rod Serling . He played the role of John Malcolm Patterson , future Attorney General of Alabama (and later Governor of Alabama ), in the 1955 film The Phenix City Story . Kiley also portrayed math teacher Joshua Edwards, whose phonograph records were smashed by delinquents in Blackboard Jungle in 1955. Kiley won Tony Awards for Best Actor in
57-408: A Musical for Redhead in 1959 and Man of La Mancha in 1966. The dual role of middle-aged author Cervantes and his fictional creation Quixote is one of the few musical roles that requires the talents of both leading man and character actor . Kiley said while La Mancha was on Broadway that despite the fact he had grown tired of playing leading men, he would always be grateful for having been given
76-430: A girl's life on a Southern California ranch....Jessamyn West never reaches out for spectacular incidents. She doesn't have to, for growing up has enough excitement, amusement and heartbreak in itself for any novel. This is one that you'll remember and that will make you remember." Richard Kiley Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor and singer. He
95-528: Is a collection of short stories about a sensitive and artistic teenage girl growing up in rural Orange County, California. Some of the stories were previously published in magazines including The New Yorker , Woman's Day and The Ladies' Home Journal . The book was a Book of the Month Club selection for January 1954. Los Angeles Times book reviewer Milton Merlin calls it, "a richly rewarding story of five mysterious, unpredictable and adventurous years in
114-584: Is best-known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical . Kiley created the role of Don Quixote in the original 1965 production of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and was the first to sing and record " The Impossible Dream ", the hit song from the show. In the 1953 hit musical Kismet , he played the Caliph in the original Broadway cast and, as such,
133-910: The social gospel inclined her politically toward socialism . West's first publication was in 1939, a short story called 99.6 about her experiences in the sanitarium. Her early success came from publishing short stories in literary journals. Her first book concerned Indiana Quakers, despite the fact that she grew up and lived during her adult life in California. Asked about this in an interview, she said, "I write about Indiana because knowing little about it, I can create it." Comparing herself to other authors who created fictional universes, she remarked: Her stories, although shaped by her imagination, are loosely based on tales told to her by her mother and grandmother of their life in rural Indiana. The Birdwells of her books The Friendly Persuasion and Except for Me and Thee are based on Joshua and Elizabeth Milhous,
152-472: The Life (1986, 1987–1988). His third Emmy win was for Guest Actor in a Drama Series, for an episode of Picket Fences , in which he had a recurring role as the father of main character Jill Brock ( Kathy Baker ). Kiley also received an Emmy nomination for portraying Chief Justice Earl Warren in the 1991 miniseries Separate but Equal dramatizing Brown vs. Board of Education . Other television work included as
171-566: The Navy during World War II , he returned to Chicago working as an actor and announcer on radio before moving to New York City. In New York he studied singing with Ray Smolover . Kiley's work on stage included Kismet , No Strings (which was Richard Rodgers 's first stage musical after the death of Oscar Hammerstein II , in which Rodgers wrote both music and lyrics), the Buddy Hackett vehicle I Had
190-458: The Tiger’ in 1985, Richard Kiley provided narration for multiple National Geographic Video television specials . Kiley also voiced two 1975 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theater . In Jurassic Park , Kiley's voice narrates the park's vehicle tour. Kiley was introduced as the narrator for the tour first in the novel by Michael Crichton and later in the film adaptation by Steven Spielberg where
209-470: The chance to perform in La Mancha . He performed in the original production for over five years and returned for Broadway revivals in 1972 and 1977 saying he had become "very possessive" of the role. Kiley won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for his work in television. He won both an Emmy and Golden Globe awards for The Thorn Birds (as Paddy, Rachel Ward 's father) (1983) and A Year in
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#1732858104975228-435: The great-grandparents she shares with President Nixon. The Friendly Persuasion (1945) is West's most well-known work. The New York Times book reviewer Orville Prescott called it "as fresh and engaging, tender and touching a book as ever was called sentimental by callous wretches... There have been plenty of louder and more insistent books this year, but few as sure and mellow as The Friendly Persuasion. " The novel
247-585: The kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between." Kiley was born on March 31, 1922, in Chicago, and raised Catholic. He graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1939, and after a year at Loyola University Chicago he left to study acting at Chicago's Barnum Dramatic School. In the late 1940s, he performed in Chicago-area summer stock theaters with actors such as Alan Furlan . Following his service in
266-517: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jessamyn_West&oldid=944835282 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jessamyn West (writer) West was born in Vernon, Indiana , to Eldo Roy West and Grace Anna Milhous. She
285-516: The murderous police commissioner on Columbo (1974, the episode "A Friend In Deed"), his appearance as Gideon Seyetik in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " Second Sight ", as well as guest roles on Ally McBeal , Hawaii Five-O and Gunsmoke . He narrated the award-winning seven-part 1986 PBS documentary Planet Earth . Kiley's baritone made him a favorite to narrate documentaries for television. Starting with ‘Land of
304-601: The owner of the park said he "spared no expense" hiring Kiley. Visitors to Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida , and the former attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood hear Kiley as the narrator of the Jurassic Park River Adventure ride – making him the only person to appear in the book, the film, and the ride. Kiley also narrated the A&;E documentary television series Mysteries of
323-519: Was a second cousin of Richard Nixon through her mother's father. Her family left the state to move to California when she was the age of six. The family included two brothers and a sister, Merle, Myron, and Carmen. Growing up in the West Home in the same rural Yorba Linda region as Nixon, West attended a Sunday school class taught by Nixon's father, Frank , whom she described as "a fiery persuasive teacher." She later wrote that Frank Nixon's version of
342-518: Was adapted into the 1956 movie Friendly Persuasion , starring Gary Cooper and directed by William Wyler . It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. To See the Dream, an autobiographical book, described her experiences as the movie's script writer. Except for Me and Thee, the sequel to The Friendly Persuasion, was adapted into a 1975 television movie, titled Friendly Persuasion , starring Richard Kiley . Cress Delahanty (1953)
361-406: Was one of the quartet who sang " And This Is My Beloved ". Additionally, he won four Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his 50-year career and his "sonorous baritone" was also featured in the narration of a number of documentaries and other films. At the time of his death, Kiley was described as "one of theater's most distinguished and versatile actors" and as "an indispensable actor,
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