Silver Screen Magic with Julie Harris

American actress Julia Ann Harris was renowned for her classical and contemporary roles. She won five Tony Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Play and three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1994, the Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2002, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2005. Julie Harris died on August 24, 2013, at the age of 87.

Director Bruno Barreto directed the 1966 American drama “Carried Away." It is based on the novel “Farmer” by Jim Harrison. The film starred Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving, Gary Busey, and Julie Harris.

Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged schoolteacher living on a farm with his dying mother (Julie Harris). In his simple life there is no excitement, even in his long-time relationship with a widow. However, when a beautiful 17-year-old girl, Rosealee Henson (Amy Irving), enrolls in his class, life takes an unexpected turn.

Director George A. Romero directed the 1993 American supernatural horror film “The Dark Half." It was an adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The film starred Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, and Julie Harris.

The storyline revolves around the author of highbrow literary novels, Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton). He is better known for writing bestselling murder mystery suspense thrillers under the pen name George Stark. Beaumont wishes to retire the Stark name and symbolically buries Stark in a mock grave.

Director Michael Apted directed the 1988 American biographical drama “Gorillas in the Mist." The film was based on a book by the same name by Dian Fossey. The film starred Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, and Julie Harris.

As Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver) and photographer Bob Campbell (Bryan Brown) tell the story of Fossey, who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas and later fought to protect them.

Director Jack Smight directed the 1966 American neo-noir thriller "Harper." The film is based on the 1949 novel “The Morning Target” by Ross MacDonald. The film starred Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris, Arthur Hill, Janet Leigh, and others.

The storyline revolves around private investigator Lew Harper, who is tasked with finding a missing millionaire.

Director Robert Wise directed the 1963 supernatural horror film “The Haunting." It was adapted from the 1969 novel “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. The film starred Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn.

The storyline revolves around the experiences of a small group of people invited by a paranormal investigator to investigate a purportedly haunted house.

Director John Huston directed the 1967 American psychological drama “Reflections in a Golden Eye." The film was based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers. The film starred Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Brian Keith, Julie Harris, and Robert Forster.

The storyline revolves around an unhappily married couple, Leonora (Elizabeth Taylor) and Weldon Pendleton (Marlon Brando), on a US Army base in Georgia in the 1940s.

Director Ralph Nelson directed the 1962 American film “Requiem for a Heavyweight." The film is based on the TV play of the same name. The film starred Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, and Julie Harris.

Luis "Mountain" Rivera is an aging heavyweight boxer. (Anthony Quinn) He is managed by Maish Rennick (Jackie Gleason). During his latest bout against young up-and-comer Cassius Clay (as himself), Mountain takes a serious beating, and the doctor refuses to certify Mountain for future fights. Julie Harris portrays social worker Grace Miller.

Director Gordon Flemyng directed the 1968 American neo-noir crime drama “The Split." It was based on the novel “The Seventh” by Richard Stark. The film starred Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Julie Harris, Ernest Borgnine, and others.

Thieves fall out when more than a half-million dollars goes missing after the daring and carefully planned robbery of the Los Angeles Coliseum during a football game, each one accusing the other of having the money.