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Sunrise at Campobello

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Sunrise at Campobello
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Play Information
Genre: History
Starring: Krusty the Clown
Country of origin: USA
First appearance: "A Star Is Burns"


Sunrise at Campobello is a play based on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's struggle with being left permanently paralyzed from the waist down from polio.

History

The play is stagged at the Springfield Performing Arts Center starring Krusty the Clown as Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the performance, as he was speaking to Eleanor Roosevelt, he stood up from his wheelchair, much to the shock of the audience. It took him a few seconds to realize he was supposed to stay in the wheelchair.

Behind the Laughter

Sunrise at Campobello is a real Award-winning play by Dore Schary first stagged in 1958 and adapted into a feature film in 1960.

Appearances