A Town Like Alice (miniseries) A Town Like Alice (miniseries) A Town Like Alice is a five-hour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel of the same name. Produced by the Seven Network, and directed by David Stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book. In the United States it was shown on PBS under the Masterpiece Theatre banner, a rare non-British production to be so aired. It stars Helen Morse in the lead role of Jean Paget, with Bryan Brown as Joe Harman and Scottish actor Gordon Jackson as the aging lawyer and trustee Noel Strachan. The series won an International
Alice Duer Miller symphonic accompaniment), and the story was made into the 1944 film "The White Cliffs of Dover". Alice Duer Miller died in 1942 and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown, New Jersey. The main works of Alice Duer Miller are: Alice Duer Miller Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was a writer from the U.S. whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses made an impact on the suffrage issue, and her verse novel "The White Cliffs" encouraged U.S. entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays. Alice Duer was born in