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The Ten-Year Lunch

Plot: The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table group included short story and poetry writer Dorothy Parker; comic actor and writer Robert Benchley; The New Yorker founder Harold Ross; columnist and social reformer Heywood Broun; critic Alexander Woollcott; and playwrights George S
Release Date: Monday, September 28 1987
37 years ago
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
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Cast

Portrait of Heywood Hale BrounHeywood Hale Broun. Heywood Hale Broun was 69 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself - Host'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 10 1918
Portrait of Marc ConnellyMarc Connelly. Marc Connelly would have been no older than 90 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself - Participant'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 13 1890 –
Died: Sun, Dec 21 1980
Portrait of Margalo GillmoreMargalo Gillmore. Margalo Gillmore would have been no older than 89 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Herself - Participant'.
Birthday: Sun, May 30 1897 –
Died: Mon, Jun 30 1986
Portrait of Ruth GordonRuth Gordon. Ruth Gordon would have been no older than 88 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Herself - Participant'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 30 1896 –
Died: Wed, Aug 28 1985
Portrait of Averell HarrimanAverell Harriman. Averell Harriman would have been no older than 94 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself - Participant'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1891 –
Died: Sat, Jul 26 1986
Portrait of Helen HayesHelen Hayes. Helen Hayes was 86 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Herself - Participant'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 09 1900 –
Died: Wed, Mar 17 1993
Portrait of Roberta MaxwellRoberta Maxwell. Roberta Maxwell was 46 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Dorothy Parker (voice)'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 17 1941
Portrait of Marshall EfronMarshall Efron. Marshall Efron was 49 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Alexander Woollcott (voice)'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 03 1938 –
Died: Mon, Sep 30 2019
Portrait of Cynthia AdlerCynthia Adler. Cynthia Adler was 41 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Edna Ferber (voice)'.
Birthday: Thu, May 23 1946
Portrait of Nat BenchleyNat Benchley. Nat Benchley was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Robert Benchley (voice)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fred GwynneFred Gwynne. Fred Gwynne was 61 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'George S. Kaufman (voice)'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 10 1926 –
Died: Fri, Jul 02 1993
Portrait of Ray OwensRay Owens. Ray Owens was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Franklin P. Adams (voice)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alexander WoollcottAlexander Woollcott. Alexander Woollcott would have been no older than 56 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 19 1887 –
Died: Sat, Jan 23 1943
Portrait of Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker. Dorothy Parker would have been no older than 73 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Herself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 22 1893 –
Died: Wed, Jun 07 1967
Portrait of Edna FerberEdna Ferber. Edna Ferber would have been no older than 82 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Herself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 15 1885 –
Died: Tue, Apr 16 1968
Portrait of Franklin P. AdamsFranklin P. Adams. Franklin P. Adams was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Harpo MarxHarpo Marx. Harpo Marx would have been no older than 75 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1888 –
Died: Mon, Sep 28 1964
Portrait of Raoul FleischmanRaoul Fleischman. Raoul Fleischman was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert BenchleyRobert Benchley. Robert Benchley would have been no older than 56 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 14 1889 –
Died: Wed, Nov 21 1945
Portrait of Robert E. SherwoodRobert E. Sherwood. Robert E. Sherwood would have been no older than 59 in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 04 1896 –
Died: Mon, Nov 14 1955

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Portrait of Aviva SlesinAviva Slesin. Aviva Slesin was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director, Executive Producer, Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Don LenzerDon Lenzer. Don Lenzer was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stuart MathStuart Math. Stuart Math was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tom HurwitzTom Hurwitz. Tom Hurwitz was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter HovingPeter Hoving. Peter Hoving was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jerry PantzerJerry Pantzer. Jerry Pantzer was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vic LosickVic Losick. Vic Losick was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Paul N. RaimondiPaul N. Raimondi. Paul N. Raimondi was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter FogesPeter Foges. Peter Foges was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mary Jo KaplanMary Jo Kaplan. Mary Jo Kaplan was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Minda NovekMinda Novek. Minda Novek was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Researcher, Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Elise Simon GoodmanElise Simon Goodman. Elise Simon Goodman was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stephen SamuelsStephen Samuels. Stephen Samuels was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jill FrankJill Frank. Jill Frank was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Donna MarinoDonna Marino. Donna Marino was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Melissa HackerMelissa Hacker. Melissa Hacker was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Assistant Sound Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Terese NehrbauerTerese Nehrbauer. Terese Nehrbauer was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Assistant Sound Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Brad FullerBrad Fuller. Brad Fuller was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of George GriffinGeorge Griffin. George Griffin was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Animation'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Judy KarpJudy Karp. Judy Karp was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter MillerPeter Miller. Peter Miller was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Barbara ZahmBarbara Zahm. Barbara Zahm was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fischer WhiteFischer White. Fischer White was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Animation'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert MaierRobert Maier. Robert Maier was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Morning SlayterMorning Slayter. Morning Slayter was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Janyce FerraraJanyce Ferrara. Janyce Ferrara was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Researcher'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Larry ProvostLarry Provost. Larry Provost was >> in The Ten-Year Lunch as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday