The Way They Were - Production & Contact Info

The Way They Were (1981)
TV Special | 120 min

The Way They Were (1981)

TV Special | 120 min

A host of stars turn out to dedicate a new theater complex at their alma mater, Northwestern University. Candice Bergen, appearing on behalf of her late father Edgar Bergen, donates three of his Charlie McCarthy dolls to the school.

Writer

Marty Farrell

Composer

Larry Grossman

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 22, 1981

Release date

Jun 22, 1981 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Claude Akins Self Self See fewer	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Ann-Margret Self Self See fewer	Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Richard Benjamin Self Self See fewer	Westworld (1973)
Candice Bergen Self Self See fewer	Miss Congeniality (2000)
Robert Conrad Self Self See fewer	Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
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Charlton Heston Self Self See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
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Cloris Leachman Self Self See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Garry Marshall Self Self See fewer	A League of Their Own (1992)
Sherrill Milnes Self Self See fewer	Tosca (1988)
Patricia Neal Self Self See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Jerry Orbach Self Self See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Paula Prentiss Self Self See fewer	Where the Boys Are (1960)
Charlotte Rae Self Self See fewer	The Facts of Life (1979)
Robert Reed Self Self See fewer	The Brady Bunch (1969)
Tony Roberts Self Self See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
McLean Stevenson Self Self See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Peter Strauss Self Self See fewer	The Secret of NIMH (1982)