The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Explained

Genre:	Drama
Screenplay:	Derek Marlowe
Director:	John Erman
Starring:	Stephen Collins Ann-Margret Claudette Colbert
Theme Music Composer:	Marvin Hamlisch
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	2
Executive Producer:	Susan G. Pollock
Producer:	Preston Fischer
Location:	Lee International Studios, Wembley, London, England
Editor:	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Cinematography:	Dennis C. Lewiston
Runtime:	310 mins
Company:	Lorimar-Telepictures
Network:	NBC

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles is a 1987 television miniseries based on Dominick Dunne's 1985 novel of the same name and dramatizing the sensational killing of William Woodward, Jr. by his wife, Ann Woodward in 1955. Directed by John Erman, the miniseries stars Ann-Margret, Elizabeth Ashley, Stephen Collins and Claudette Colbert in her final television role.

Starring

Ann-Margret as Ann Arden Grenville
Claudette Colbert as Alice Grenville
Stephen Collins as Billy Grenville Jr.
John Rubinstein as Bratsie Bleeker
Elizabeth Ashley as Babette Van Degan
Penny Fuller as Cordelia Grenville Hardington
Alan Oppenheimer as Sam Rosenthal
Margaret Courtenay as Madame Sophia
Delena Kidd as Tuchy Bainbridge
Peter Eyre as Basil Plante
Sam Wanamaker as District Attorney
Manning Redwood as Detective Loomis
Michael J. Shannon as Jack Fisher
Faith Brook as Edith Brompton
with Siân Phillips as Duchess of Windsor

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards (1987)

Won

Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special (For part II) - Marsha Lewis (hairstylist), Mike Lockey (hairstylist), Sydney Guilaroff (hairstylist for Ann-Margret)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special (For part II) - Malcolm Middleton (production designer), Herbert Westbrook (art director), Harry Cordwell (set decorator)

Nominated

Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special (For part I) - Nolan Miller (for Ann-Margret), Donald Brooks (for Claudette Colbert), Sue Yelland
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Ann-Margret
Outstanding Miniseries - Susan G. Pollock (executive producer), John Erman (supervising producer), Preston Fischer (producer)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special (For part I) - John Asman (sound mixer), Neil Brody (sound mixer), Ken S. Polk (sound mixer), Peter Sutton (sound mixer)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special - Stephen Collins
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Claudette Colbert

----Golden Globes (1988)

Won

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Claudette Colbert

Nominated

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Ann-Margret

----American Cinema Editors (1988)

Nominated

Eddie Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series (For part II) - Jerrold L. Ludwig