A Majority of One

A Majority of One

"A Majority of One" is a play by Leonard Spigelgass. The comedy involves Mrs. Jacoby, a Jewish widow from Brooklyn, New York, and Koichi Asano, a millionaire widower from Tokyo. Mrs. Jacoby is sailing to Japan with her daughter and foreign service officer son-in-law who is being posted to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. She still considers the country the enemy responsible for the death of her son during World War II, but her feelings change when she meets Mr. Asano on board the ship. When she advises her family of Mr. Asano's desire to court her, Mrs. Jacoby's daughter objects to the possibility of an interracial marriage.

The 1959-60 Broadway production was directed by Dore Schary and ran for 3 previews and 556 performances, with Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ina Balin.

Awards and nominations

*Tony Award for Best Actor in Play (Cedric Hardwicke, nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Gertrude Berg, winner)
*Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (Donald Oenslager, winner)
*Tony Award for Best Direction (Dore Schary, nominee)
*Theatre World Award (Ina Balin, winner)

Film version

In 1961 Spigelgass adapted his play for a Warner Bros. film starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Awards and nominations

*Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography (Harry Stradling Sr., nominee)
*Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Mervyn LeRoy, nominee)
*Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding (winner)
*Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy (winner)
*Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Rosalind Russell, winner)
*Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy (Leonard Spigelgass, nominee)

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=2075 IBDb entry]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055124/ IMDb entry]


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