Norma Rae (1979)

Norma Rae (1979) was a Film directed by Martin Ritt and produced by Alexandra Rose and Tamara Asseyev.

Academy Awards 1979 --- Ceremony Number 53 (source: AMPAS)

Award	Recipient	Result
Best Actress	Sally Field	Won
Best Music - Song	Music by David Shire; Lyric by Norman Gimbel	Won
Best Picture	Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers	Nominated
Best Writing	Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.	Nominated

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LABOR DAY 2019: Norma Rae (1979)

By Lara on Sep 1, 2019 From Backlots

In 1973, labor organizer Crystal Lee Sutton was fired from the J.P. Stevens textile plant in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Her crime was “insubordination,” after her boss took issue with Sutton copying an anti-union letter on the bulletin board. Sutton had been organizing the workers in the plant ... Read full article

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Norma Rae (1979)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 5, 2019 From 4 Star Films

If you had any trouble possibly liking Sally Field before — consequently, one of the sweetest actresses ever to cross the screen —?then there’s little gripe to be had with her any longer. Norma Rae really does feel like a gift for her. Both as a story to be a part of and a characte... Read full article

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