He is called eccentric misanthropy and is famous in business world, however the reason is because he hates polite society. Jervis Pendleton ( ジャーヴィス・ペンデルトン, Jāvisu Penderuton)Julia Pendleton's uncle, whom Judy meets over her time at the Lincoln Memorial school. She hates that she is called "Mrs." because she is still a bachelor. Joanna Sloane ( ジョアンナ・スローン, Joanna Surōn)The manager of the dormitory where Judy lives in Fergussen Hall, who tends to put up a mask of cruelty and anger to hide what she truly feels. She and Judy initially do not get along, with Julia constantly trying to uncover Judy's secret background. Julia Rutledge Pendleton ( ジュリア・ルートレッジ・ペンデルトン, Juria Rūtorejji Penderuton)A wealthy and snobbish student, she is very tall and elegant and one of Judy's roommates at the Lincoln Memorial High School. She is strong-willed in spite of her appearance. She is often made fun of by Julia because of her short and chubby stature. They become very close, and Sallie grows very fond of Judy. Sally McBride ( サリー・マクブライド, Sarī Makuburaido)A shy but sweet girl who is one of Judy's roommates at the Lincoln Memorial High School. In the anime, Judy's appearance seem to resemble like Pippi Longstocking, by having red-hair and braids sticking out. Judy has a considerable inferiority complex that she is orphan, she suffers not to be able to confide it to anyone. Judy's roommates at Lincoln Memorial are Sallie McBride and Julia Pendleton. She talks very much and loves story telling. Even so, she considers him the only family she has, and becomes attached to him. She does not know who John Smith is, and calls him "Daddy Long Legs". It is one of her essays that catches the attention of a trustee known as "John Smith", enabling her to earn a scholarship from him to attend the Lincoln Memorial High School. She was found at Bayson avenue at New York City and was taken into the John Grier Home, where she develops her talent for writing. Characters Judy Abbott ( ジュディ・アボット, Judi Abotto)A cheerful and intelligent girl whose parents died when she was still a baby. The anime covers three years of Judy's life, starting with her leaving the John Grier Home orphanage, and ending with her finishing high school. The only payment she is to give her benefactor is that she write him letters every month, with no expectation of them being responded to. She has only seen his shadow once, and because of his long legs, she calls him "Daddy Long Legs". ‘DADDY LONG LEGS’ is a Hollywood musical comedy film set in France, New York City, and the fictional college town of "Walston" in Massachusetts.Judy Abbott is an orphan who has been given the opportunity to study at the prestigious Lincoln Memorial High School by a mysterious benefactor whom she only knows as "John Smith". The film was directed by Jean Negulesco, and stars Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Fred Clark, and Thelma Ritter, with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, and loosely based on the 1912 novel "Daddy-Long-Legs" by Jean Webster. Wealthy American Jervis Pendleton III has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, Julie Andre. He anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Her nickname for him, `Daddy Long Legs,' is taken from the description of him given to Julie Andre by some of her fellow orphans who see his shadow as he leaves their building.įILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 1956 Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration in Color for John DeCuir, Lyle R. Nominated: Best Music and Original Song for Johnny Mercer for the song "Something's Gotta Give." Nominated: Best Music and Scoring of a Musical Picture for Alfred Newman. 1956 Writers Guild of America: Nominated: WGA Award (Screen) for Best Written American Musical for Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron.įILM FACT No.2: ‘DADDY LONG LEGS’ was Fred Astaire's first and only film musical at 20th Century Fox.
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