Little Gloria... Happy at Last | |
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Based on | Little Gloria...Happy at Last by Barbara Goldsmith |
Written by | William Hanley |
Directed by | Waris Hussein |
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Composer | Berthold Carrière |
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Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Cinematography | Tony Imi |
Editor | Malcolm Cooke |
Running time | 180 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | October 24 October 25, 1982 | –
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Little Gloria...Happy at Last is a 1982 American-British biographical drama television miniseries directed by Waris Hussein and written by William Hanley, based on the 1980 book of the same name by Barbara Goldsmith. It stars Lucy Gutteridge as socialite Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and Angela Lansbury as her sister-in-law, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, with Bette Davis, Christopher Plummer, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Barnard Hughes, Glynis Johns, John Hillerman, Michael Gross, and Joseph Maher in supporting roles.
The miniseries received generally positive reviews from critics and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Special and acting nods for Lansbury and Davis. It also earned Gutteridge a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film.