Twelve Angry Men is drama concerning a jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954, the following year it was first adapted for the stage, and was made into a highly successful film in 1957. Since then it has been adapted, remade, and homaged numerous times.

Description[link]

The play concerns the deliberations of a jury of a homicide trial. At the beginning, they have a nearly unanimous decision of guilty, with a single dissenter of not-guilty, who throughout the play sows a seed of reasonable doubt. It was first made as a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954. The drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title.

Stage[link]

Rose wrote several stage adaptations of the story. In 1964, Leo Genn appeared in the play on the London stage. In other theatrical adaptations in which female actors are cast, the play is retitled 12 Angry Jurors, 12 Angry Men and Women or 12 Angry Women^[1][2].

In 2004, the Roundabout Theatre Company presented a Broadway production of the play, starring Boyd Gaines as a more combative Juror 8, with James Rebhorn (No. 4), Philip Bosco (No. 3), and Robert Prosky as the voice of the judge. In 2007, 12 Angry Men ran on a national theatre tour with Richard Thomas and George Wendt starring as Jurors No. 8 and No. 1, respectively. The 2008 tour does not include Wendt but features another popular television personality, Kevin Dobson of Kojak and Knots Landing, as Juror 10^[3].

Films[link]

It was rewritten again in 1957 as a feature film, 12 Angry Men which Sidney Lumet directed, and starred Henry Fonda that was nominated for Academy Awards in the categories of Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Writing of Adapted Screenplay.

In 1963, the German Television Channel ZDF produced a film adaption under the title "Die 12 Geschworenen".

Indian director Basu Chatterjee remade it as Ek Ruka Hua Faisla in 1986.

In 2007, Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov completed 12, his remake. The jury of the 64th Venice Film Festival assigned its special prize to this remake "to acknowledge the consistent brilliance of Nikita Mikhalkov's body of work."^[4]

The teleplay was made as a Kannada drama titled as 'Aa Mukhagalu', staged in the early 1980s and as a 'Dashamukha' in 2012.

Television[link]

'12 Angry Men' was remade for television in 1997. Directed by William Friedkin, the remake stars George C. Scott, James Gandolfini, Tony Danza, William Petersen, Ossie Davis, Hume Cronyn, Courtney B. Vance, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mykelti Williamson, Edward James Olmos, Dorian Harewood, and Jack Lemmon. In this production, the judge is a woman and four of the jurors are black, most of the action and dialogue of the film are identical to the original. Modernizations include a prohibition on smoking in the jury room, the changing of references to income and pop culture figures, more dialogue relating to race, and occasional profanity.

Casts[link]

Homages[link]

Many television series have episodes based on the teleplay. These include Hancock's Half Hour,^[5] Picket Fences, Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, The Dead Zone, Early Edition, The Odd Couple, King of the Hill, Matlock, 7th Heaven, Veronica Mars, Monk, Hey Arnold!, Peep Show (TV series), My Wife and Kids, and The Simpsons.

• In The Odd Couple, Oscar Madison, who served on a similar type of jury, was played by Jack Klugman, who played Juror 5 in the 1957 film. Further Odd Couple parallels to the film include John Fiedler (who featured as Oscar's friend in the film) and the fact that Felix takes the role of Juror No. 8 which Jack Lemmon (Felix in the film) plays in the 1997 version.

• In the fifth season Happy Days episode "Fonzie for the Defense", Howard and Fonzie are called up for jury duty. The case involves a black biker who is accused of stealing an old lady's purse, and seems to be a very open-and-shut case. Fonzie, however, is the only one who is certain that the young man is "not guilty-amundo", and must convince the rest of the jury. Also in reference to the teleplay was when Howard backs up Fonzie's not guilty vote on the basis that he is not going to send a man to prison without deliberating on the case and determining the defendant was indeed guilty.

• In the first season All in the Family episode "Edith Has Jury Duty", Edith is a member of a jury deliberating a murder trial. Similar to the teleplay: the weapon used was a knife, and the accused was a Puerto Rican man. Edith was the one dissenting juror of a guilty verdict. At the end of the episode, it was revealed that someone else eventually broke down and admitted to the crime. As with many episodes, this one deals with the issue of racism and prejudice.

• In the 1993 Matlock episode "The Juror", Matlock was initially the lone juror voting "not guilty" and had to convince the others, one by one, with many personality conflicts erupting.

• In the 1994 Simpsons episode "The Boy Who Knew Too Much", Homer Simpson intentionally goes against the rest of jury and votes "not guilty" so that he is sequestered at a hotel with free room service and cable television.

• In the first season episode of Hey Arnold! called "False Alarm", Arnold, Gerald, Helga, Phoebe, Harold, and Curly are a jury, and must reach a verdict over Eugene pulling a false alarm in school. Arnold is similar to Juror 8, and Curly is similar to Juror 3.

• In a Season 8 episode of Family Matters called "The Jury", Steve Urkel is the lone juror who believes the defendant is innocent of robbing a jewelry store, despite what appears to be clear videotape evidence of the defendant's guilt. But only Steve discovers something surprising in that very tape that proves the defendant is innocent.

• In a Season 3 episode of My Wife and Kids called "Jury Duty", Michael and Jay are both called for jury duty and wind up on the same case. Michael declares it's an open and shut case, while Jay demurs. It turns out that she's the only person on the jury who believes the defendant is not guilty.

• In a 2000 episode of 7th Heaven – "Twelve Angry People" from Season 4 – the Rev. Eric Camden is the lone juror who believes the defendant is guilty and must convince the other jurors of his guilt (the complete opposite of the teleplay's plot). This adaptation also deals with racism in the criminal justice system and the jury's initial willingness to invoke jury nullification in response both to that racism and a police corruption scandal that rocked Glen Oak, the fictitious California town where the series was set.

• An episode of the TV series Monk, "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty", heavily spoofs the original 12 Angry Men teleplay. In this episode, the jury is presiding over the case of a man accused of stabbing another guy out to make a bank deposit. Many of the jurors analogue a 12 Angry Men juror in some way or form:
  • Adrian Monk (#11) is the initial "not guilty" holdout, much like Juror No. 8 in the teleplay.
  • Patel (#2) is a parallel to Juror No. 11 (both are immigrants proud to be in America).
  • One juror is given the name Mr. Cobb, a tribute to Lee J. Cobb (the actor playing Juror No. 3 in the 1957 12 Angry Men), both of whom are the last people to vote "guilty".
  • The episode's sports fan juror (#10) parallels the teleplay's Juror No. 7, and both make baseball references.
  • Both include a single initial "not guilty" vote and the same type of blade used to commit both crimes.
  • A panning shot in the episode of the jury room is supposed to mimic a similar scene in the 1957 movie.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Twelve Angry Men at the Internet Broadway Database
• Twelve Angry Men (teleplay) at the Internet Movie Database
• 12 Angry Men (1957 film) at the Internet Movie Database
• 12 Angry Men at the Internet Movie Database
• 12 (Mikhalkov) at the Internet Movie Database

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Greg Laurie (born December 10, 1952) serves as the Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California.

Ministry[link]

Laurie, who was born in Long Beach, California, became a Christian under the ministry of Pentecostal evangelist Lonnie Frisbee.^[1] Then, at the age of 19, he had the opportunity to lead a Bible-study of 30 people originally started by Frisbee at All Saints Episcopal Church in Riverside, California.^[2] The church that formed from this group has grown to become one of the largest churches in the United States.^[3]

Laurie holds two honorary doctorates from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University. He serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association^[4]

Publishing and media[link]

Laurie has written several books, including The Upside-Down Church (1999, co-authored with David Kopp): this book won a Gold Medallion Book Award in the "Christian ministry' category in 2000.^[5]

Host of the syndicated radio program A New Beginning,^[6] Laurie has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN. He is also a guest commentator at Worldnetdaily.com and appears regularly on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).^[7]

Laurie is a speaker for public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades, which he founded in 1990, large-scale evangelistic outreach projects which local churches organize nationally and internationally. It has been estimated that more than four million people have attended^[update] Harvest Crusades in California, Chicago, Seattle, Oregon, Philadelphia, New York, Hawaii, Florida, North Carolina, New Zealand^[8] and Australia.^[9]

Personal life[link]

Laurie resides in Newport Beach with his wife, Catherine. They have had two sons, Christopher (1975–2008) and Jonathan (1986). On July 24, 2008 his son Christopher was killed in a traffic crash.^[10]

Publications[link]

• The Seeker's Bible : New Testament : New Living Translation. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers. 2000. ISBN 0-8423-3928-0. 
• Every Day with Jesus : First Steps for New Believers. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers. 2004. ISBN 1-4143-0075-1. 
• Losers and Winners, Saints and Sinners : How to Finish Strong in the Spiritual Race. New York: Warner Faith. 2005. ISBN 0-446-50015-1. 
• Wrestling with God. S.l: Multnomah Pub. 2006. ISBN 1-59052-894-8. 

References[link]

External links[link]

• Harvest.org
• Greg Laurie
• Greg Laurie - Christian Comics Pioneer

Jack Klugman
Klugman in November 2009
Born	Jacob Joachim[citation needed] Klugman (1922-04-27) April 27, 1922 (age 90) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence	Malibu, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1950–2012
Known for	12 Angry Men, Oscar Madison
Home town	New York City, NY
Television	The Odd Couple, Quincy, M.E.
Spouse	Brett Somers (1953–2007; her death) Peggy J. Compton (2008–present)
Children	Adam Klugman, David Klugman
Awards	Emmy Award

Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman (born April 27, 1922) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known as Felix Unger's sloppy roommate Oscar Madison in the American television series The Odd Couple (1970-1975), for his starring role in Quincy, M.E. (1976-1983), and as Juror #5 in 12 Angry Men.

Life and career[link]

Klugman was born in Philadelphia, the son of Rose, a hat maker, and Max Klugman, a house painter.^[1] His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, where he graduated in 1948. He began acting after serving in the United States Army during World War II. As a struggling actor in New York City, he roomed with future star Charles Bronson.

Klugman (right) with Tony Randall in the publicity photo of The Odd Couple, 1972.

In 1954, Klugman played Jim Hanson on the soap opera The Greatest Gift.^[2] Also in 1954 Klugman made multiple appearances on the NBC legal drama Justice, starring Gary Merrill and Dane Clark, that was based on cases of the Legal Aid Society of New York.^[3]

On September 4, 1955, Klugman and Tony Randall appeared together with Gena Rowlands in the episode entitled "The Pirate's House" of the CBS anthology series, Appointment with Adventure.

Klugman starred in several classic films including 12 Angry Men in 1957 as Juror 5, and is the last surviving actor to play a juror in the movie., Days of Wine and Roses in 1962, and Goodbye, Columbus in 1969. He won an Emmy Award for his work on the television series The Defenders and appeared in four episodes of the acclaimed series The Twilight Zone (tied with Burgess Meredith for the most number of appearances). Klugman says his greatest thrill was appearing with Humphrey Bogart and Henry Fonda in a 1955 live television broadcast of The Petrified Forest. He also appeared in The Fugitive episode "Terror at High Point" in 1963.

Klugman also starred in the original Broadway production of The Odd Couple as a replacement for Walter Matthau.^[4] He won two Emmy Awards for the television version of The Odd Couple.

Klugman was nominated for a Tony Award in 1960 for Best Featured Actor (Musical) for his role in Gypsy, but lost to Tom Bosley in Fiorello!.^[5] During the pre-Broadway tryout tour in 1959, several of Klugman's songs were cut, including a song for his character Herbie called "Nice, She Ain't", due to Klugman's untrained singing voice.

In 1957, he appeared in the film 12 Angry Men as Juror #5. Of the twelve actors who portrayed the jurors, he is the last survivor. He was scheduled to appear in a stage production of 12 Angry Men at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey in the spring of 2012, but on March 6 it was announced he had withdrawn from the production for health reasons.^[6]

Quiz show appearances[link]

In 1993, Klugman appeared on a special 'celebrity versus regulars' version of the United Kingdom quiz show Going for Gold. The special episode was mostly made up of actors and actresses that appeared in programmes that were on around the same time slot as Going for Gold competing against past series winners. Klugman was invited to participate as the show Quincy, M.E., in which he starred, was often on afterwards. Klugman won this special airing before going on to win the entire 1993 series.

Klugman also appeared on the very first week of the 1970s revival of Match Game and then from time to time filled in for his then-wife, Brett Somers, when she became a regular on the program a few weeks later.^[7] Klugman and Somers also appeared on the ABC version of Password in 1973.

[edit] Dispute over Quincy M.E. profits

In 2008, Klugman sued NBC Television concerning missing profits from his show Quincy M.E.^[8] The lawsuit was filed in Superior Court, with Klugman requesting NBC to show him the original contract.^[8] Klugman stated that his production company, Sweater Productions, should have received twenty-five percent of the show's net profits.^[8] NBC Universal and Klugman settled the lawsuit on undisclosed terms in August 2010.^[8]

Work with Tony Randall[link]

In 1973, Klugman and Tony Randall recorded an album called "The Odd Couple Sings" for London Records. Roland Shaw and The London Festival Orchestra and Chorus provided the music and additional vocals.^[9]

In 2005, Klugman published Tony And Me: A Story of Friendship, a book about his long friendship with his The Odd Couple co-star Tony Randall.^[10][11] Klugman gave the eulogy at Randall's memorial service in 2004.^[10]

Personal life[link]

Klugman in August 2005

Klugman is the father of two children: Adam Klugman (who had a cameo as Oscar Madison as a child in a flashback on The Odd Couple) and David, both from his marriage to Brett Somers. Klugman and Somers were married in 1953 and legally separated in 1974, though they never divorced, and remained married until her death in 2007 at the age of 83.^[12] They only lived together as husband and wife for 21 years of their 54-year marriage. Klugman, who appeared on the first week of Match Game in 1973, asked the show's producers to give Somers a guest shot on the panel. She fit in so well that she stayed with the show for its entire nine-year run.

Klugman lived with Peggy Crosby, ex-wife of Phillip Crosby, since 1988. They married in February 2008.^[13][14]

Health issues[link]

A heavy smoker, Klugman was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1974. In 1989, he lost a vocal cord to cancer, but continued to act on stage and television, though he was left with a raspy, scratchy voice.^[15]

Filmography[link]

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• Grubstake (1952)
• Time Table (1956)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Mail Order Prophet (1957)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• Cry Terror! (1958)
• The Velvet Alley (Playhouse 90) (1959)
• "A Passage for Trumpet" episode of The Twilight Zone (1960)
• "A Game of Pool" episode of The Twilight Zone (1961)
• " The Untouchables (1959 TV series) (1961) Episode: Loophole
• Naked City (1958 TV series) Let Me Die Before I Wake (1962) Original Air Date: 14 February 1962 (Season 3, Episode 19)
• Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
• The Yellow Canary (1963)
• I Could Go On Singing (1963)
• Act One (1963)
• "Death Ship" episode of The Twilight Zone (1963)
• "In Praise of Pip" episode of The Twilight Zone (1963)
• "Terror At High Point" episode of The Fugitive (1963)
• "Harris Against the World" (1964-1965)
• "Everybody Gets Hit In The Mouth Sometimes" episode of The Fugitive (1965)
• Hail, Mafia (1965)
• The Detective (1968)
• The Split (1968)
• Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
• The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
• Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow? (1971)
• Two-Minute Warning (1976)
• Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983)
• Challenge of the Tiger (1980)
• You Again? (1986)
• The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993)
• Parallel Lives (1994)
• Dear God (1996)
• Brothers Keeper (1999)
• Diagnosis Murder (1990s)
• Third Watch (2000)
• Glitch episode of The Outer Limits (2000)
• Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001) (documentary)
• Crossing Jordan (2002)
• When Do We Eat? (2005)
• Camera Obscura (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

United States Army portal

• Jack Klugman at the Internet Movie Database
• Jack Klugman at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jack Klugman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Jack Klugman profile
• The Quincy Examiner – Online Home to Fans of Quincy M.E.
• Jack Klugman's Blog
• Jack Klugman – Jack Klugman Informationscenter Europe
• Jack Klugman Radio Interview w/Doug Miles Part 1
• Jack Klugman Radio interview w/Doug Miles Part 2