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Same Time, Next Year is a 1975 romantic comedy play by Bernard Slade . The plot focuses on two people, married to others, who meet for a romantic tryst once a year for two dozen years.

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27-462: (Redirected from Same Time Next Year ) Same Time, Next Year may refer to: Same Time, Next Year (play) , a 1975 play by Bernard Slade Same Time, Next Year (film) , a 1978 film adaptation of the 1975 play starring Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda "Same Time, Next Year", a short story by Neal Shusterman about time travel, part of Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters series "Same Time Next Year",

54-813: A 1994 film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Clifton Ko . It also served as a basis for the German TV drama Jedes Jahr im Juni . A two-act sequel, Same Time, Another Year, was first produced in 1996 at the Pasadena Playhouse , directed by the author and starring Nancy Dussault and Tom Troupe . It opens on the couple's 25th anniversary in 1976 and continues through their February anniversaries of 1980, 1981, 1986, 1992, and 1993. Variety ' s review stated, "Through illnesses, career successes and setbacks, second marriages, second families, divorces and grandchildren, Doris and George meet each year to renew their affair, which itself seems forever changing and dynamic." As for

81-583: A B-side song of Paul McCartney's 1990 single " Put It There " See also This Time Next Year (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Same Time, Next Year . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Same_Time,_Next_Year&oldid=616572929 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

108-534: A fourth season of the show. She also appeared in twelve television movies, one being Crowhaven Farm where she played the role of a witch. In 1977, she returned to the Broadway stage where her acting career had originally begun. She also played the murdered wife of Charles Bronson 's vigilante character in Death Wish (1974). In 1985, she appeared in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , and in 1986, she took

135-705: A major role in the then-risqué 1957 film Peyton Place . Her strong performance earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and another for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She subsequently became well-known for such supporting ingénue roles, and said that the resulting typecasting shortened her movie career. She went on to appear in Nicholas Ray 's film The True Story of Jesse James (1957) as James' wife, opposite Robert Wagner ; and in The Young Lions with Montgomery Clift . She starred as

162-624: A role as Laura Dern 's mother in David Lynch 's Blue Velvet . She took a Broadway role in Same Time, Next Year and then made appearances in the television movie based on Danielle Steel 's Message from Nam and in Clear and Present Danger (1994). Lange made appearances in the Maine town in which Peyton Place had been filmed during the film's 40th anniversary celebrations in 1998. Lange's year of birth

189-510: A six-month engagement in Chicago , starred Barbara Rush and Tom Troupe . A Los Angeles production from April 12, 1977 to July 2, 1977 was first headlined by Carol Burnett and Dick Van Dyke , then Diahann Carroll and Cleavon Little . Finally, a bus and truck tour from January 13, 1978 to April 22, 1978 starred Kathryn Crosby and Tony Russel . The original London production opened in 1976, starring Michael Crawford and Frances Cuka at

216-452: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Same Time, Next Year (play) New Jersey accountant George Peters and Oakland housewife Doris meet at a Northern California inn in February 1951. They have an affair , and agree to meet once a year, despite the fact both are married to others and have six children between them. Over

243-510: Is how successful it was in other countries. I saw the French production, the Spanish production. In France--where how excited could they get about an extramarital affair?--the only thing they didn't quite understand were the psychiatric references." A 1978 film adaptation directed by Robert Mulligan starred Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda . The play also served as the basis for I Will Wait for You ,

270-467: Is often reported as 1931, but the correct year is 1933. A possible source of this error is the Reader's Digest Almanac and Yearbook . It has shown the 1931 date from as early as 1980 to the 2009 issue. The 1976 and earlier editions give the year of birth as 1933. Other references such as Chase's Annual Events have always shown 1933, as does her Social Security Death Index entry. The 1933 year also matches

297-511: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Selena Cross in the 1957 film Peyton Place . In 1969 and 1970, she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Carolyn Muir in the sitcom The Ghost & Mrs. Muir . Lange was born into a theatrical family in Redding, Connecticut . Her father, John George Lange,

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324-791: The Booth Theatre in March 1942. Her father died in September 1942. The family stayed in New York City after his death. At age 9, she had a speaking part in the award-winning Broadway play The Patriots , which opened in January 1943. From 1944 to 1956 Minette ran a restaurant on Macdougal Street, near Washington Square Park , called Minette's of Washington Square. (Some sources confuse it with Minetta Tavern , an Italian restaurant on Macdougal Street, founded in 1937.) The entire family worked there; Minelda ran

351-618: The Brooks Atkinson Theatre with Ellen Burstyn as Doris and Charles Grodin as George and direction by Gene Saks . It transferred to the Ambassador Theatre on May 16, 1978 and remained there until it closed on September 3 the same year. It played a total of 1,453 performances during its run. Burstyn and Grodin both gave their last performances on October 18, 1975. They were succeeded by Joyce Van Patten and Conrad Janis , who lasted through Nov. 29, 1975, before headlining

378-525: The Prince of Wales Theatre . The New York Times critic Clive Barnes wrote: "Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Get tickets for Same Time, Next Year ... It is the funniest comedy about love and adultery to come Broadway's way in years." Author Bernard Slade was surprised by the play's international popularity. "I felt I was writing a fantasy. Then I started to get letters from people that had had this sort of relationship....The curious thing

405-531: The "Man from Mars" Radio Hat . This portable radio built into a pith helmet was a sensation in 1949. Lange attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon , studying dance and theater. At Reed, she was a student of artist Xenia Cage . After completing her first year of studies, Lange transferred to Barmore Junior College in New York, where she met her first husband, Don Murray . Lange began working in television in

432-513: The 1950s with appearances on Kraft Television Theatre . She was seen by a Hollywood producer and contracted to 20th Century Fox . She came to prominence in her first film role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray , whom she married on April 14, 1956. Murray later said that Monroe grew jealous of another blonde being hired for the movie and asked the producers to dye Lange's blonde hair light brown. After favorable reviews, Lange landed

459-566: The ages given in newspaper accounts of Lange in her youth. The New York Times covered the annual "Young People's Concert" awards given at Carnegie Hall . Lange received an award in April 1945 and again in April 1946, when her age was given as 12. Lange's age of 12 in April 1946 would correspond to a birthdate in November 1933, not 1931. Also, a short feature story was published in February 1951 about Hope Lange's culinary skills. The first paragraph gives

486-444: The biography of a 17-year-old Hope Lange of Greenwich Village, New York. Her late father was "director of music for Florenz Ziegfield [sic] " and her mother had a catering business. In addition to modeling, acting, and dancing, Hope could make "terrific" sandwiches. The article gives her recipes for "Sardine Strips" and "Cheese Ribbon" sandwiches. Born in 1933, Lange would have been 17 years old in February 1951. Lange's first marriage

513-478: The cash register, and Joy and Hope waited on tables. In high school, Lange studied dance, modeled, and worked in the family restaurant. She sometimes walked the dog of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt , who had a nearby apartment. When her photo appeared in the newspaper, she received an offer to work as a New York City advertising model. She appeared on the June 1949 cover of Radio-Electronics magazine wearing

540-443: The course of the next 24 years, they develop an emotional intimacy deeper than what one would expect to find between two people meeting for a clandestine relationship just once a year. During the time they spend with each other, they discuss the births, deaths, and marital problems each is experiencing at home, while they adapt themselves to the social changes affecting their lives. The Broadway production opened on March 14, 1975, at

567-480: The production Variety wrote, "a few wonderful comedic moments and some memorable one-liners, but this production is generally flat, overlong and never manages to soar as high as the original." Hope Lange Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1933 – December 19, 2003) was an American film, stage, and television actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and

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594-468: The romantic comedy Love Is a Ball . Lange returned to television for a 1966 role on the series The Fugitive (1963). She starred from 1968 to 1970 on the television series, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards . and a Golden Globe Award nomination. This success was followed by three seasons on The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Dick Van Dyke 's wife, Jenny Preston, from 1971 to 1974, after which she declined to return for

621-415: The show's first national tour, which lasted from December 2, 1975 through May 8, 1976. Next up were Loretta Swit and Ted Bessell , who began their run on December 2, 1975. While Swit's last performance was on June 19, 1976, Bessell continued with the play until March 6, 1977. His next leading lady was Sandy Dennis , who began her run on June 21, 1976 and lasted until May 29, 1977. By the time Dennis' run

648-834: The wife of Jeffrey Hunter 's character in Anton Myrer's wartime drama In Love and War (1958). These roles led to her earning top billing in The Best of Everything (1959), with Suzy Parker and Joan Crawford . Lange appeared as Elvis Presley 's older psychologist love interest in Wild in the Country (1961), despite being only 13 months Elvis's senior. She then appeared in Frank Capra 's final movie, Pocketful of Miracles , with Glenn Ford (for whom she had left her husband, fellow actor Don Murray ). The next year, she co-starred with Ford again, in

675-406: Was a cellist and the music arranger for Florenz Ziegfeld and conductor for Henry Cohen; her mother, Minette ( née Buddecke), was an actress. They had two other daughters, Minelda and Joy, and a son, David. John worked in New York City and the family moved to Greenwich Village when Hope was a young child. Lange sang with other children in the play Life, Laughter and Tears , which opened at

702-564: Was complete, she was acting opposite Don Murray , who joined the play on March 8, 1977, and lasted until January 1, 1978. Following Dennis was Hope Lange , whose run spanned May 31 to October 22, 1977. After Lange came Betsy Palmer , who played Doris from October 24, 1977 until the September 3, 1978 closing date. In addition to Murray, Palmer acted opposite Monte Markham from January 3 to July 6, 1978, and Charles Kimbrough from July 7 to September 3, 1978. A second national tour, spanning August 3, 1976 through January 28, 1978, and including

729-430: Was to actor Don Murray . They married while he was filming his breakout role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe in 1956; they had two children, actor Christopher Murray and photographer Patricia Murray. Lange left Don Murray in 1961 for actor Glenn Ford , associate producer and co-star of Pocketful of Miracles . They had a four-year relationship but never married. In 1972, she also dated Frank Sinatra and began

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