Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

Last updated
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
GenreBiography
Drama
Music
Written by Stephen Kandel
I. C. Rapoport
Directed by Dick Lowry
Starring Richard Thomas
Lenora May
Music by Bill Conti
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Richard Thomas
Producers Michael Lepiner
Bruce S. Pustin
Cinematography Robert M. Baldwin
Editors Nancy Kanter
Craig McKay
Running time89 min.
Production companies Melpimene Productions
Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)
Telecom Entertainment Inc.
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseMarch 7, 1983 (1983-03-07)

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story is a 1983 [1] American made-for-television biographical film directed by Dick Lowry and starring Richard Thomas. The plot roughly follows the semi-autobiographical book Living Proof by Michael Bane and Hank Williams Jr. The film's score was composed and conducted by Bill Conti.

Contents

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hank Williams</span> American singer, songwriter, and musician (1923–1953)

Hiram "Hank" Williams was an American singer-songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. Williams recorded 55 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, five of which were released posthumously, and 12 of which reached No.1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hank Williams Jr.</span> American musician

Randall Hank Williams, known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock, blues, and country. He is the son of country musician Hank Williams and the father of musicians Holly Williams and Hank Williams III, and the grandfather of Coleman Williams. He is also the half brother of Jett Williams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Thomas (actor)</span> American actor

Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bill Conti</span> American composer and conductor

William Conti is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including Rocky, The Karate Kid, For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty, and The Right Stuff, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He was the musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noble Willingham</span> American actor (1931–2004)

Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. was an American actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows, including a stint opposite Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger.

Nancy Hanks Lincoln was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for just over 10 years, the family moved from Kentucky to western Perry County, Indiana, in 1816. When Spencer County was formed in 1818, the Lincoln Homestead lay within its current boundaries. Nancy Lincoln died from milk sickness or consumption in 1818 at the Little Pigeon Creek Community in Spencer County when Abraham was nine years old.

"People Will Say We're In Love" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma! (1943). In the original Broadway production, the song was introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Audrey Williams</span> American musician

Audrey Mae Sheppard Williams was an American musician known for being the first wife of country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, the mother of Hank Williams Jr. and the grandmother of Hank Williams III and Holly Williams.

<i>Hank Williams Jr. and Friends</i> 1975 studio album by Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. & Friends is the twenty-sixth studio album by Hank Williams Jr.

<i>The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches</i> 1992 greatest hits album by Hank Williams Jr.

The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One is a compilation album by country artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released in 1992 by Mercury Records.

<i>Insight</i> (American TV series) American television series

Insight is an American religious-themed weekly anthology series that aired in syndication from October 1960 to 1983. Insight holds a unique place in the history of public service television programming. Produced by Paulist Productions in Los Angeles, it was an anthology series, using an eclectic set of storytelling forms including comedy, melodrama, and fantasy to explore moral dilemmas.

Living Proof may refer to:

Dick Lowry is an American director and film producer.

"I'll Think of Something" is a song written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster, which has been recorded by American country music singers Hank Williams Jr. and Mark Chesnutt. The song was also recorded by Loretta Lynn for her 1985 album Just a Woman.

<i>Janie</i> (1944 film) 1944 film by Michael Curtiz

Janie is a 1944 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr. The play was adapted from Bentham's 1940 novel by the same name.

"Honky Tonkin'" is a 1947 country music song, written and recorded by Hank Williams. His song went to #14 on the Billboard country music chart in 1948. In 1982, it became the sixth chart topping single for Williams' son, Hank Williams Jr.

<i>Pure Hank</i> 1991 studio album by Hank Williams Jr.

Pure Hank is the forty-third studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in April 1991. "If It Will, It Will" and "Angels Are Hard to Find" were released as singles with the former becoming Williams' final top 40 country single, peaking at #26, until the release of "I'm One of You" in 2003. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

<i>Your Cheatin Heart</i> (film) 1964 film by Gene Nelson

Your Cheatin' Heart is a 1964 American fictionalized biographical-musical directed by Gene Nelson and starring George Hamilton as country singer Hank Williams. It co-stars Susan Oliver and Red Buttons.

"Leave Them Boys Alone" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb. It was released in May 1983 as the second single from Williams' album Strong Stuff. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was written by Williams, Dean Dillon, Gary Stewart and Tanya Tucker.

<i>A Time to Sing</i> (film) 1968 film by Arthur Dreifuss

A Time to Sing is a 1968 American drama film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Hank Williams Jr. and Shelley Fabares. The film was originally known as The Hank Williams Jr Story. It was Fabares' fourth film for MGM.

References

  1. O'Connor, John (7 March 1983). "TV: HANK WILLIAMS JR. STORY AND OTHER FARE". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.