The African Queen (1977 film) "Variety" opined that the leads "Both turn in pro jobs but are necessarily haunted by their predecessors." Though intended to be a pilot for a television series, it received disappointing ratings and was not picked up. The African Queen (1977 film) The African Queen is a television film which aired on CBS on March 18, 1977. It stars Warren Oates as Captain Charlie Allnut and Mariette Hartley as Rose Sayer, reprising roles originated by Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 film of the same name. Rather than being a remake, the plot continues after the events of the
Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck (December 20, 1827 – August 24, 1910) was an American advocate for women's dress reform, and the founder and editor of The Sibyl, a periodical devoted to that topic. Elected to the Middletown, New York, Board of Education in 1880, she is thought to have been the first American woman to hold elected office. Born Lydia Sayer near the hamlet of Bellvale, New York, she was the daughter of Rebecca (Forshee) Sayer and Benjamin Sayer, a farmer and distiller. In 1849, she adopted the then-radical style of clothing known as the bloomer or reform