The Typists (1971)
Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia. Through a series of flashbacks and flash-forwards, the story of their relationship and developing romance unfolds. Emmy Award winner Glenn Jordan directs this volume from the Broadway Theater Archive.
Director: Glenn Jordan
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Anne Jackson as Sylvia Payton |
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Eli Wallach as Paul Cunningham |
| Directing | Glenn Jordan | Director |
| Writing | Murray Schisgal | Writer |
| Production | Lewis Freedman | Producer |
| Editing | Ray Steele | Editor |
| Writing | Murray Schisgal | Theatre Play |