Simple Gifts
A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.
- Director
- R.O. Blechman,Phillip Schopper
- Writers
- Maurice Sendak,R.O. Blechman
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Cast
Crew
Directing
- R.O. BlechmanDirector
- Michael SpornAssistant Director
- Phillip SchopperDirector
- Steven PartonAssistant Director
Writing
- Maurice SendakWriter
- Theodore RooseveltOriginal Concept
- Virginia WoolfNovel
- Edward HulseOriginal Concept
- R.O. BlechmanWriter
- Moss HartNovel
- Fontaine FoxOriginal Story
Production
- R.O. BlechmanProducer
Editing
- Joe CanestroEditor
Sound
- Arnold BlackMusic