The Typists (1971)

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Comedy Drama

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.

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Anne Jackson as Sylvia Payton Died 2016 · Millvale, Pennsylvania, USA Anne Jackson was born on September 3, 1925 in Millvale, Pennsylvania. She was an actress and producer from the 1940s to the 2000s. She was married to actor Eli Wallach for 66 years, one of the longes...

Eli Wallach as Paul Cunningham Died 2014 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Eli Herschel Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for B...

Director Glenn Jordan

Cast Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach