Windom, William 1923-

Overview

Works:	178 works in 255 publications in 7 languages and 9,705 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Narrator, Performer, Interviewee
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1940 |

|2020

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Publications about William Windom

Publications by William Windom

Most widely held works about William Windom

The Windom interview ( Visual )
Programs: William Windom; the Madwoman of Chaillot; Budapest Chamber Orchestra; American Indian Dance Theater; Amahl and the Night Visitors; Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band; the Pajama Game; Alvin Ailey Rep Ensemble; the Barber of Seville; Dubna Classical Trio; Flying Karamazoz Brothers, 1990-1991 by Robert E Gibbons ( Book )
Autograph letters signed (2) : [New York], to Seymour Peck, 1974 Jan. 17 and 1972 Aug. 23 by Julie Harris ( Book )
Memorial tributes to the character and public services of William Windom; with his last address ( Book )

Most widely held works by William Windom

To kill a mockingbird ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,154 libraries worldwide
Gregory Peck plays a southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.

The Americanization of Emily ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 581 libraries worldwide
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison (Garner) loves his job: as 'dog robber' his duties consist of rounding up scarce delicacies and services, while safely avoiding combat. Admiral William Jessup (Douglas), however, is intent on having a sailor as the first casualty on D-Day - preferably with a film crew filming him. Having fallen for his English motor pool driver Emily (Andrews), freewheeling Madison struggles to escape being sent off to land on Omaha Beach as the cameraman.

The homecoming a Christmas story ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1986 and 2003 in English and held by 523 libraries worldwide
Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging story centers around the Waltons, a rural family, as they prepare to celebrate Christmas together.

Sudden mischief by Robert B Parker ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and held by 503 libraries worldwide
Spenser comes to the aid of his ladylove's ex-husband and discovers a deadly conspiracy.

To kill a mockingbird ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 408 libraries worldwide
The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him-- except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.

Murder, she wrote. The complete second season ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 363 libraries worldwide
Rejoin Jessica Fletcher, everyone's favorite mystery writer, back in Cabot Cove, as she continues her quest to find the truth in even the murkiest circumstances.

She's having a baby ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in English and held by 342 libraries worldwide
Romantic comedy about a young couple and the problems they face when she announces that she's pregnant. Their solutions to real-life dilemnas make for a poignant and funny look at chasing the good life.

Murder, she wrote. The complete fifth season ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 278 libraries worldwide
This season takes novelist-turned-detective, Jessica Fletcher, from not-so-sleepy Cabot Cove to the dangerous bright lights of New York City and beyond. From uncovering false fortune seekers to tracking down two-faced killers, Jessica is always there to catch the culprit and pen the final solution to the case.

Escape from the planet of the apes ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 266 libraries worldwide
In this third Planet of the apes film, two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius and Zira travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities -- until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives.

Escape from the planet of the apes ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 249 libraries worldwide
Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo, three apes from the future, escape from their planet as it is being destroyed and land on 20th century Earth where they are taken to the Los Angeles Zoo for examination. When Zira reveals their ability to speak to a psychologist, the apes are treated as curiosities. However, when the U.S. government begins to believe their story that the Earth will eventually be inherited by apes, it decides to hunt the couple down as an evolutionary threat and tries to prevent the birth of Zira's baby.

The twilight zone. Season 4 ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 231 libraries worldwide
The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.

Murder, she wrote. The complete ninth season ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 215 libraries worldwide
Famed mystery writer Jessica Fletcher has a gift for solving mysteries. It seems murder follows her around, whether it be to the houses of her seemingly endless number of friends, nieces, and nephews or right in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine. She has become a respected amateur criminologist, helping the police solve crime. Jessica is sometimes assisted by her friends, relatives or other sleuths.

Dopamine ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 203 libraries worldwide
Rand is a computer animator who has designed an artificial intelligent life form named Koy Koy. When forced by investors to test Koy Koy in a kindergarten classroom, Rand meets Sarah. Sparks fly, and Koy Koy becomes the catalyst for Sarah and Rand's spirited dialogue on the nature of romantic attraction and attachment, all the while getting to the root of whether love is the natural chemical our bodies produce when we fall in love or just plain courtship chemistry.

Hot-air Henry ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1984 and 2007 in English and held by 189 libraries worldwide
Presents a reading of the book Hot-air Henry, by Mary Calhoun. Host LeVar Burton attends a colorful national ballooning event in South Carolina. He then provides a comical look into the past at some flying machines that didn't. Three books are also reviewed: "Easy-to-make spaceships that really fly" by Mary Blocksma and Dewey Blocksma, "The big balloon race" by Eleanor Coerr, and "Just us women" by Jeannette Caines.

Murder, she wrote. The complete eleventh season ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 170 libraries worldwide
Jessica Fletcher is a world famous mystery writer who travels the globe doing research for her next book. She is in for a wild time when she ends up investigating the murder of a anti-zoo activist; travels to Amsterdam and looks into the disappearance of a friend, becoming a suspect to a more serious crime; a director is killed in Cabot Cove while filming a documentary; Jessica's Hawaiian vacation is interrupted when a family fued escalates into murder; and secrets and lies are exposed when Cabot Cove's bullying town barber is found electrocuted in Jessica's garage.

Now you see him, now you don't ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1972 and 2004 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide
Dexter Riley, a bumbling college student, develops a liquid that makes objects, including humans, disappear.

Sudden mischief a Spenser novel, book 25 by Robert B Parker ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide
Brad Sterling--former Harvard football player, ne'er-do-well, and Susan Silverman's long out-of touch ex-husband--is by all appearances a successful businessman. But when, in the course of running a vast fundraiser called Galapalooza, he is charged with sexual harassment, he turns to Susan for help. Though Brad denies the charge, he's desperate, behind in alimony and child support payments to other exes, and in the verge of insolvency. When Spencer, Susan's current love interest, reluctantly agrees to take the case, however, Brad claims everything is fine--he's free of debt and free of problems.

Ghost story by Peter Straub ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 145 libraries worldwide
The members of the Chowder Society get together each week to share tales of horror. They begin to die mysteriously because of a real life ghost story that is part of their past.

The Bluegrass Special ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide
A young girl has a very special dream. Woodhill is a beautiful race horse who received a bad reputation because he threw and injured his rider in a race in Tijuana. Penny is a teenage horse trainer who dreams of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to race in the upcoming Bluegrass Special. Penny's devotion and determination are an inspiration to anyone who believes that dreams can come true.

Back to Hannibal the return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide
Up-and-coming lawyer Tom Sawyer and newspaperman Huck Finn reunite when they come to the aid of a freed slave who is unjustly accused of murder.