The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Written bySterling Anderson
Directed byGregg Champion
StarringSidney Poitier
Mary-Louise Parker
Dianne Wiest
George Newbern
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerTrimark Pictures
Running time87 min
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release9 May 1999 (1999-05-09)

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, is a 1999 American television film aired on 9 May 1999 on CBS. It stars Sidney Poitier as the eponymous rural Georgia skilled carpenter, who lives alone without electricity and seems frozen in time. George Newbern played a developer trying to force Dearborn off his land. He tries to enlist the help of his psychologist girlfriend (Mary-Louise Parker), a move which backfires badly. The developer tries to have Dearborn declared mentally incompetent; the effort fails, mostly because of the efforts of the woman, who realizes why Dearborn is held in esteem by his neighbors.[1] For her performance, Dianne Wiest was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie.[2] Poitier retired from acting and died in 2022.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cooper, Tracie. "The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn: Synopsis". MSN Web site. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  2. ^ O'Neil, Tom (2008-09-21). "Dianne Wiest pulls off a shrewd Emmy win for 'In Treatment'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

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