The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Title screen of miniseries
Format	Drama
Directed by	John Erman
Produced by	Preston Fischer
Written by	Dominick Dunne (novel) Derek Marlow (screenplay)
Starring	Stephen Collins Ann-Margret Claudette Colbert
Music by	Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography	Dennis C. Lewiston
Editing by	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Country	USA
Language	English
Original channel	NBC
Release date	8 February 1987
Running time	310 mins

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles is a 1985 novel by Dominick Dunne based on the sensational Woodward murder case of 1955. It was made into a television miniseries in 1987, directed by John Erman, and starring Ann-Margret, Elizabeth Ashley, Claudette Colbert and Stephen Collins. It was Colbert's last performance.

Cast

Emmy Awards (1987)

Won

Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special (For part II) - Marsha Lewis (hairstylist), Mike Lockey (hairstylist), Sydney Guilaroff (hairstylist for Ann-Margret)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special (For part II) - Malcolm Middleton (production designer), Herbert Westbrook (art director), Harry Cordwell (set decorator)

Nominated

Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special (For part I) - Nolan Miller (for Ann-Margret), Donald Brooks (for Claudette Colbert), Sue Yelland
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Ann-Margret
Outstanding Miniseries - Susan G. Pollock (executive producer), John Erman (supervising producer), Preston Fischer (producer)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special (For part I) - John Asman (sound mixer), Neil Brody (sound mixer), Ken S. Polk (sound mixer), Peter Sutton (sound mixer)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special - Stephen Collins
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Claudette Colbert

Golden Globes (1988)

Won

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Claudette Colbert

Nominated

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Ann-Margret

American Cinema Editors (1988)

Nominated

Eddie Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series (For part II) - Jerrold L. Ludwig

Films directed by John Erman

1980s U.S. miniseries

Adaptations

James Clavell	Shōgun (1980) Noble House (1988)

John Jakes	North and South (1985) North and South: Book II (1986)

Judith Krantz	Scruples (1980) Princess Daisy (1983) Mistral's Daughter (1984) I'll Take Manhattan (1987) Till We Meet Again (1989)

Sidney Sheldon	Rage of Angels (1983) Master of the Game (1984) If Tomorrow Comes (1986) Windmills of the Gods (1988)

Herman Wouk	The Winds of War (1983) War and Remembrance (1988-89)

Miscellaneous	Condominium (1980) The Dream Merchants (1980) A Rumor of War (1980) The Sophisticated Gents (1981) Masada (1981) Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) The Thorn Birds (1983) Chiefs (1983) Ellis Island (1984) Fatal Vision (1984) George Washington (1984) The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) Lace (1984) Lace II (1985) Hollywood Wives (1985) James A. Michener's Space (1985) Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985) Sins (1986) Monte Carlo (1986) Dress Gray (1986) On Wings of Eagles (1986) Peter the Great (1986) Queenie (1987) The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) Lincoln (1988) Favorite Son (1988) Lonesome Dove (1989) Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

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