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4 unusual facts about A Thousand Clowns


1000 Clowns

Kevi had rented the 1960s film, A Thousand Clowns, and it occurred to him that would be the perfect name for a band.

A Thousand Clowns

Unemployed television writer Murray Burns (Jason Robards) lives in a cluttered New York City studio apartment with his 12-year-old nephew, Nick (Barry Gordon).

Barry Gordon as Nick Burns / Wilbur Malcome Burns / Theodore Burns / Raphael Sabatini / Dr. Morris Fishbein / Woodrow Burns / Chevrolet Burns / Big Sam Burns / Lefty Burns

Middle of the Night

Future Oscar winners Martin Balsam (A Thousand Clowns, 1965) and Lee Grant (Shampoo, 1975) also star in this film, which was mildly controversial in its day.



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