Ernest Thompson on the 45th Anniversary of On Golden Pond: A Playwright's New England Love Letter
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Paige Darrah
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Playwright Ernest Thompson reflects on the 45th anniversary of On Golden Pond, the Oscar-winning film adaptation of his play about an ageing couple at their summer cottage. He credits Jane Fonda for making the film happen as a way to work with her father Henry before his death, and notes that the theatrical backgrounds of Hepburn and the Fondas fostered respect for the written word. The piece serves as a love letter to New England, where the film was shot and remains required viewing.
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· 4 pulledShe wanted to do a movie with her father before he died.
I've been fired from other movies over creative differences, but for this one I got to stay on as a writer.
That's partly because Katharine Hepburn and the Fondas had done so much theatre, so they had more respect for the written word.
The film yielded three Oscars, including mine.
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