November 11, 1985 - "An Early Frost" premieres on NBC, attracting an astounding 34 million viewers. It was the first made-for-TV movie to address the topic of AIDS.
Aidan Quinn played Michael Pierson, a lawyer who is exposed to the AIDS virus thanks to his lover's infidelity. Pierson travels home to inform his family.Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Sylvia Sidney, Terry O'Quinn, and John Glover also starred in the film.
"An Early Frost" was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards and won three categories including Outstanding Writing. Due to the sensitivity of the topic and general lack of information during the mid-1980s, the film's script was revised and rewritten more than ten times before NBC's Standard and Practices department accepted the version for airing.
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Aidan Quinn played Michael Pierson, a lawyer who is exposed to the AIDS virus thanks to his lover's infidelity. Pierson travels home to inform his family.Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Sylvia Sidney, Terry O'Quinn, and John Glover also starred in the film.
"An Early Frost" was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards and won three categories including Outstanding Writing. Due to the sensitivity of the topic and general lack of information during the mid-1980s, the film's script was revised and rewritten more than ten times before NBC's Standard and Practices department accepted the version for airing.
#WorldAIDSDay #TVMovie
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