The American Short Story

The American Short Story is an American television anthology series produced by Learning in Focus and Sea Cliff Productions for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It consisted of adaptations of short stories by both classic and contemporary American writers.^[1]

Robert Geller was the Executive Producer. Directors included Lamont Johnson, John Korty, Joan Micklin Silver, Ján Kadár, and Randa Haines. The series was hosted by Henry Fonda and Colleen Dewhurst. A total of 17 episodes aired on PBS from 1974 to 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Episodes

Year	Episode Title	Author	Director	Cast
1974	The Music School	John Updike	John Korty	Ron Weyand, Colleen Dewhurst
1974	Parker Adderson, Philosopher	Ambrose Bierce	Arthur Barron	Douglass Watson, Harris Yulin, Darren O'Connor
1975	The Jolly Corner	Henry James	Arthur Barron	Salome Jens, Fritz Weaver
1976	Almos' a Man	Richard Wright	Stan Lathan	LeVar Burton, Madge Sinclair
1976	Bernice Bobs Her Hair	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Joan Micklin Silver	Shelley Duvall, Veronica Cartwright, Henry Fonda
1977	I'm a Fool	Sherwood Anderson	Noel Black	Ron Howard, Amy Irving, Henry Fonda
1977	The Displaced Person	Flannery O'Connor	Glenn Jordan	Irene Worth, Samuel L. Jackson, Henry Fonda
1977	The Blue Hotel	Stephen Crane	Jan Kadar	David Warner, James Keach, Henry Fonda
1977	Soldier's Home	Ernest Hemingway	Robert Young	Richard Backus, Nancy Marchand, Henry Fonda
1980	The Golden Honeymoon	Ring Lardner	Noel Black	James Whitmore, Teresa Wright, Henry Fonda
1980	Paul's Case	Willa Cather	Lamont Johnson	Eric Roberts, Lindsay Crouse
1980	The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg	Mark Twain	Ralph Rosenblum	Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge
1980	Barn Burning	William Faulkner	Peter Werner	Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Kagan, Henry Fonda
1980	Rappaccini's Daughter	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Deszo Magyar	Kristoffer Tabori, Kathleen Beller, Henry Fonda
1980	The Sky is Gray	Ernest J. Gaines	Stan Lathan	Olivia Cole, Cleavon Little
1980	The Jilting of Granny Weatherall	Katherine Anne Porter	Randa Haines	Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lois Smith
1980	The Greatest Man in the World	James Thurber	Ralph Rosenblum	Brad Davis, Carol Kane