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''Appalachian Autumn'' is a teleplay broadcast as part of the ''CBS Playhouse'' series. The teleplay is a drama about the poverty of the fictional coal mining town of Harper's Gap in West Virginia, and the attempts of an AmeriCorps VISTA worker to assist the people of the town.〔TV.com: (''CBS Playhouse'': ''Appalachian Autumn'' ).〕 ''Appalachian Autumn'' was broadcast in October 1969, and received technical Emmy awards for lighting.〔TV.com: (''CBS Playhouse'': ''Appalachian Autumn'' ).〕 Reviews of the teleplay were mixed, with Rick Du Brow in the Lexington, NC ''Dispatch'' calling the teleplay "still worth tuning in" in spite of ''CBS Playhouse'' "being on its soapbox."〔''The Dispatch'', October 7, 1969.〕 ''New York Times'' critic Jack Gould noted the teleplay was "not the pillar of dramatic success; nor is it immune to dramatic excess," but praised the broadcast on how it "comes to grips with an issue such as the reality of poor whites in Appalachia."〔''Earl Hamner: From Walton's Mountain To Tomorrow''. James E. Person, Cumberland House Publishing, 2005, ISBN 9781581824551, p154.〕 Writer Earl Hamner, Jr. would later use this play as the framework for his award-winning television series ''The Waltons''.〔TV.com: (''CBS Playhouse'': ''Appalachian Autumn'' ).〕 Actor Phillip Alford, a child during the filming, recounted his experience filming ''Appalachian Autumn'' in the book ''Growing Up on the Set'', noting that one scene resulted in his getting a concussion.〔''Growing Up on the Set: Interviews With 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television''. Tom Goldrup and Jim Goldrup, McFarland, 2002, ISBN 9780786412549, p17.〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Appalachian Autumn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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