The American Short Story

American television anthology

The American Short Story is an American television anthology series produced by Learning in Focus and Sea Cliff Productions for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It consisted of adaptations of short stories by both classic and contemporary American writers.[1]

Robert Geller was the Executive Producer. Directors included Lamont Johnson, John Korty, Joan Micklin Silver, Ján Kadár, and Randa Haines. The series was hosted by Henry Fonda and Colleen Dewhurst. A total of 17 episodes aired on PBS from 1974 to 1980.[citation needed]

## Episodes

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1974 | The Music School | John Updike | John Korty | Ron Weyand, Colleen Dewhurst
1974 | Parker Adderson, Philosopher | Ambrose Bierce | Arthur Barron | Douglass Watson, Harris Yulin, Darren O'Connor
1975 | The Jolly Corner | Henry James | Arthur Barron | Salome Jens, Fritz Weaver
1976 | Almos' a Man | Richard Wright | Stan Lathan | LeVar Burton, Madge Sinclair
1976 | Bernice Bobs Her Hair | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Joan Micklin Silver | Shelley Duvall, Veronica Cartwright, Henry Fonda
1977 | I'm a Fool | Sherwood Anderson | Noel Black | Ron Howard, Amy Irving, Henry Fonda
1977 | The Displaced Person | Flannery O'Connor | Glenn Jordan | Irene Worth, Samuel L. Jackson, Henry Fonda
1977 | The Blue Hotel | Stephen Crane | Jan Kadar | David Warner, James Keach, Henry Fonda
1977 | Soldier's Home | Ernest Hemingway | Robert Young | Richard Backus, Nancy Marchand, Henry Fonda
1980 | The Golden Honeymoon | Ring Lardner | Noel Black | James Whitmore, Teresa Wright, Henry Fonda
1980 | Paul's Case | Willa Cather | Lamont Johnson | Eric Roberts, Lindsay Crouse
1980 | The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg | Mark Twain | Ralph Rosenblum | Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge
1980 | Barn Burning | William Faulkner | Peter Werner | Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Kagan, Henry Fonda
1980 | Rappaccini's Daughter | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Deszo Magyar | Kristoffer Tabori, Kathleen Beller, Henry Fonda
1980 | The Sky is Gray | Ernest J. Gaines | Stan Lathan | Olivia Cole, Cleavon Little
1980 | The Jilting of Granny Weatherall | Katherine Anne Porter | Randa Haines | Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lois Smith
1980 | The Greatest Man in the World | James Thurber | Ralph Rosenblum | Brad Davis, Carol Kane

## References

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1. ^ "The American Short Story Collection DVD 10 pack". montery media inc. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

* The American Short Story Volume One, edited by Calvin Skaggs, published by Dell Publishing (1977) ISBN 0-440-30294-3
* The American Short Story Volume Two, edited by Calvin Skaggs, published by Dell Publishing (1980) ISBN 0-440-30297-8