People vs. Jean Harris

Name: People vs. Jean Harris
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Martin Balsam, Richard Dysart, Peter Coyote, Priscilla Morrill

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This dramatic re-enactment premiered a mere nine weeks after the actual headline-making trial of the refined private school headmistress who was convicted of the murder of her unfaithful lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower, the famed "Scarsdale Diet" author.

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Cast & Crew

Director: George SchaeferWriter: George LeffertsProducer: Paul Klein

Ellen Burstyn

as Jean Harris

Martin Balsam

as Joel Aurnou

Richard Dysart

as Judge Russell R. Leggett

Peter Coyote

as George Bolen

Priscilla Morrill

as Juanita Edwards

Sarah Marshall

as Suzanne Van der Vreken

Millie Slavin

as Narrator (voice)

Marlyn McAvoy

as Bonnie

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