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Autism and raising cattle may not sound like the perfect ingredients for a successful Hollywood project, but they actually come together quite beautifully in HBO’s upcoming drama, Temple Grandin.
In the film, Claire Danes plays the real-life Temple Grandin, a woman with autism whose parents were told by doctors in the 1950s that she may never speak and should probably be institutionalized.
Her mother (Julia Ormond) refused to accept the prognosis and began to home school her.
Now 62, Grandin is an animal scientist, best-selling author and leading autism advocate. She is considered a pioneer in the development of more humane slaughterhouses.
Danes is in her finest form with a supporting cast that includes Ormond, Catherine O’Hara and David Strathaim.
Take a look at this exclusive sneak peek for just a hint of what you’ll see and hear when Temple Grandin debuts on HBO on Feb. 6.
In HBO’s February biopic, Temple Grandin, Claire Danes worked with an amazing cast that included Julia Ormond, David Strathairn, and Catherine O’Hara to tell the true story of the scientist whose own autism allowed her unique insights into the behavior of cows and other livestock. But Danes says she was just as charmed by her bovine costars.
“They had long lashes and were so sweet,”Danes recalls. “They were referred to as the HBO Cows because it was cheaper for HBO to buy them than rent them. So I dressed on Halloween as an HBO Cow. With an extension chord as a tail.”
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An HBO biopic starring actress Claire Danes that chronicles Dr. Grandin’s life and experiences over the decades of the 1960s and 1970s is set to air in 2010.
AgWebBlogs – June 29, 2009
Finally an original show worth watching on HBO. Set to show later this year, a biography of Temple Grandin will feature Claire Danes in the leading role. Diagnosed autistic in 1950, Grandin is an avid speaker and author on issues related to autism and her work with livestock handling. Currently an associate professor at Colorado State University, she has used her own experiences to challenge and improve the way American agriculture moves and handles livestock. Her research of sweeping curved corrals and squeeze chutes has had major impacts on the animal industry.
Exact viewing dates of the film are not currently available, though it is in the post-production phase and still slated for a 2009 release. Claire Danes (recently appearing in Me and Orson Welles, Stardust, The Hours and Romeo + Juliet) plays a college-age Grandin who later became one of the most respected animal handling facility designers to date. Julia Ormond plays Grandin’s mother, Catherine O’Hare, her aunt and David Strathairn, a university scientist and Grandin’s teacher.
Grandin has authored more than 300 articles on animal handling, welfare and facility design. She has authored several books, two of which were on the New York Time’s best seller list, several videos, appeared in on numerous TV programs, and is an active speaker.