Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
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Queen of the Stardust Ballroom was a 1975 television production directed by Sam O'Steen and starring Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning, and Charlotte Rae, all of whom were nominated for an Emmy Award for their performances.
The script by Jerome Kaas focused on a lonely widow and a postal worker who discover late-in-life romance when they meet at the local dance hall.
O'Steen won the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials, and the Writers Guild of America honored Kaas for his original teleplay. The program received two Emmys, for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography and Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for a Special.
The program, which has been released in both VHS and DVD formats, served as the basis for the 1978 Broadway musical Ballroom.
