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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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Updated 1981 Jun 22

Release date

Jun 22, 1981 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Claude Akins primary photo Claude Akins Self Self See fewer Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Ann-Margret primary photo Ann-Margret Self Self See fewer Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Richard Benjamin primary photo Richard Benjamin Self Self See fewer Westworld (1973)
Candice Bergen primary photo Candice Bergen Self Self See fewer Miss Congeniality (2000)
Robert Conrad primary photo Robert Conrad Self Self See fewer Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Nancy Dussault primary photo Nancy Dussault Self Self See fewer The In-Laws (1979)
Penny Fuller primary photo Penny Fuller Self Self See fewer All the President's Men (1976)
Charlton Heston primary photo Charlton Heston Self Self See fewer Ben-Hur (1959)
Ron Husmann primary photo Ron Husmann Self Self See fewer Love Has Many Faces (1965)
Carol Lawrence primary photo Carol Lawrence Self Self See fewer Death to Smoochy (2002)
Cloris Leachman primary photo Cloris Leachman Self Self See fewer The Last Picture Show (1971)
Garry Marshall primary photo Garry Marshall Self Self See fewer A League of Their Own (1992)
Sherrill Milnes primary photo Sherrill Milnes Self Self See fewer Tosca (1988)
Patricia Neal primary photo Patricia Neal Self Self See fewer The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Jerry Orbach primary photo Jerry Orbach Self Self See fewer Law & Order (1990)
Paula Prentiss primary photo Paula Prentiss Self Self See fewer Where the Boys Are (1960)
Charlotte Rae primary photo Charlotte Rae Self Self See fewer The Facts of Life (1979)
Robert Reed primary photo Robert Reed Self Self See fewer The Brady Bunch (1969)
Tony Roberts primary photo Tony Roberts Self Self See fewer Play It Again, Sam (1972)
McLean Stevenson primary photo McLean Stevenson Self Self See fewer M*A*S*H (1972)
Peter Strauss primary photo Peter Strauss Self Self See fewer The Secret of NIMH (1982)

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