EPISODE · May 19, 2023 · 22 MIN
Mary Badham -- Oscar-Nominated Scout Finch
from The Strategerist · host George W. Bush Presidential Center
In 1962, Mary Badham made her big-screen debut in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird as the beloved Scout Finch, opposite Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. Today, she has returned to Harper Lee's iconic story in the touring Broadway production by playing Mrs. Dubose -- the racist neighbor who represents the antithesis of Scout’s innocence and acceptance. And she believes that To Kill a Mockingbird is as important today as it was in 1962.RelatedSee Mary Badham at the Broadway Dallas production of To Kill a MockingbirdAbout the To Kill a Mockingbird national tourWatch Mary Badham and Thomas DiPiero, the Elisabeth Martin Armstrong Dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences at SMU at Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint and supported by HEB
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In 1962, Mary Badham made her big-screen debut in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird as the beloved Scout Finch, opposite Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. Today, she has returned to Harper Lee's iconic story in the touring Broadway production by playing Mrs. Dubose -- the racist neighbor who represents the antithesis of Scout’s innocence and acceptance. And she believes that To Kill a Mockingbird is as important today as it was in 1962.
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