01629cgm a2200265 4500 770935950 TxAuBib 20060607120000.0 060601s2006||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9781417030859 1417030852 TxAuBib The prize winner of Defiance, Ohio [Video]. Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Pictures, 2006. 1 video disc. Rated PG-13/Color/99 minutes. Eleanor Steele Blocher Endowment Fund. Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds. Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles, and slogans in corporate sponsored contests. Winning everything from palm trees and pogo-sticks to sports cars and cash, she somehow mangages to hold the financially desperate family together with happy smiles and a rock-solid defiance. 20060601. Englsih dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. Spanish language. French language. Ryan, Terry.