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A Thousand Clowns is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric comedy writer who is forced to conform to society to retain legal custody of his nephew.
A Thousand Clowns: Directed by Fred Coe. With Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, Gene Saks. A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward.
Thousand Clowns, A (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Shock Treatment Lazy TV writer and full-time New Yorker Murray (Jason Robards) tries to manage unhinged social worker Sandra (Barbara Harris), who's dumped and kicked-out her co-worker and boyfriend, during a check-up on Robards' live-in nephew, in A Thousand Clowns, 1965, from Herb Gardner's play.
A middle-aged iconoclast, doggedly avoiding the tedium of employment and conventional life, faces the prospect of losing custody of his young ward. 12-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr. Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up.
Determined to avoid employment, Murray Burns (Jason Robards), an eccentric former TV writer, lives with his 12-year-old nephew, Nick (Barry Gordon), in a messy New York City apartment.
Nov 5, 2020 · Murray Burns, a sloppy eccentric television writer, is forced to shape up or lose custody of his nephew. From the play by Herb Gardner. Premiered: December 13, 1965. Distributed by: United Artists. Directed by Fred Coe. Produced by Fred Coe, Herb Gardner, & Ralph Rosenblum.
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