American Masters Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (Season 6, Episode 1)
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American Masters

Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (Season 6, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Long regarded as "the First Lady of American Theater," Helen Hayes earned international esteem and affection during a career that spanned more than eighty years on stage and in films, radio, and television.

Directors

Reuben Aaronson | Timothy Marx

Writer

Stephan Chodorov (written by)

Producers

Reuben Aaronson | Stephan Chodorov | Timothy Marx

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 1, 1991

Release date

Jul 1, 1991 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Helen Hayes Self Self See fewer	Airport (1970)
Pat Carroll Self Self See fewer	The Little Mermaid (1989)
Colleen Dewhurst Self Self See fewer	Anne of Green Gables (1985)
José Ferrer Self Self See fewer	The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Al Hirschfeld Self Self See fewer	Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Anne Jackson Self Self See fewer	The Shining (1980)
Angela Lansbury Self Self See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
James MacArthur Self Self See fewer	Hang 'Em High (1968)
Mary Martin Self Self See fewer	Peter Pan (1960)
Samuel Marx Self Self See fewer	Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Vincent Price Self Self See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Jason Robards Narrator Narrator See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
James Stewart Self Self See fewer	Vertigo (1958)
Lily Tomlin Self Self See fewer	Nashville (1975)
Eli Wallach Self Self See fewer	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Robert Whitehead Self Self See fewer	Summertime (1955)