"A CHRISTMAS MEMORY," A NEW MOTION PICTURE- FOR-TELEVISION STARRING
PATTY DUKE AND ERIC LLOYD, WILL BE BROADCAST DEC. 21 ON THE CBS
TELEVISION NETWORK

     Piper Laurie, Anita Gillette and Jeffrey DeMunn Also Star in the
Film Based on a Short Story by Truman Capote

     A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, a heartwarming new holiday drama starring Patty
Duke and Eric Lloyd, based on Truman Capote's short story of that title
about a young boy's special friendship with his much older cousin as
they prepare for their last Christmas together, will be broadcast as the
"CBS Sunday Movie," Sunday, Dec. 21 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS
Television Network.

     Piper Laurie, Anita Gillette and Jeffrey DeMunn also star in the
drama, which draws on Capote's memories of his bittersweet upbringing in
Alabama and is destined to become a Christmas classic.

     In the quaint community of Monroeville, Ala., 7-year-old Buddy
(Lloyd) is being raised by a family of elderly cousins in an old
farmhouse, where he was deposited by his mother two years earlier. The
cousins, all in their late 50s and early 60s, have no experience with
children, nor are they particularly accommodating to Buddy. Sook (Duke),
the eldest cousin, is the exception. She has all the excitement and
wonder of a child about her and has become Buddy's best friend.

     It is late November 1934 when the story unfolds. While Cousin
Jennie (Laurie) and Cousin Callie (Gillette) ready their hat shop for
the Christmas season, Sook and Buddy begin preparations for the holiday
fruitcakes they bake and give out annually at Christmas to the
townsfolk. Taking pennies they earned from Cousin Seabon (DeMunn), Buddy
and Sook set off to buy the ingredients. As the odd pair wheels a
rickety buggy out past the home of housekeeper Anna Stabler (Esther
Scott) and through the countryside, the journey leads to many places,
among them the foreboding cafe of Haha Jones (Jimmie Skaggs) and the
house of the bossy neighborhood tomboy, Rachel (Julia McIlvaine).

     This idyllic time together, however, is marred by the dawning
awareness that this Christmas will probably be the two cousins' last
together. Much to Buddy and Sook's dismay, the other cousins, led by
Jennie, have decided to send Buddy to military school to further his
education and provide him with better role models. Despite Sook and
Buddy's persistent protests, Buddy is sent away after the holidays,
irrevocably ending their simple and contented existence.

     Duke won an Oscar at the age of 16 as Best Supporting Actress for
her portrayal of Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker." Her television
career began with "The Patty Duke Show." Later she starred in the series
"It Takes Two," opposite Richard Crenna, and "Hail to the Chief." Duke
has starred in more than 35 television films, winning Emmy Awards for
her roles in "My Sweet Charlie" (1970) and "Captains and the Kings"
(1976). She was nominated twice in 1977, for "Having Babies" and "Family
Upside Down," and won another Emmy in 1979 for her portrayal of Annie
Sullivan in the television version of "The Miracle Worker." She also
starred in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentations "Harvest of Fire,"
on the Network, and "Call Me Anna," based on her best-selling
autobiography.

     Lloyd was a regular on the television series "Flying Colors" and
"Laurie Hill." His additional television credits include the films
"Abandoned and Deceived" and "Seasons of the Heart." Among his feature
film credits are the new Woody Allen film, "Deconstructing Harry," as
well as "Dunston Checks In," "The Santa Clause" and "Batman and Robin."

     Laurie's television credits include the series "Twin Peaks," for
which she received a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination, and
"Traps" and the films "The Anne Dion Story," "Shadows of Desire" and
"Promise," for which she won an Emmy Award. Her feature film credits
include "The Grass Harp," "The Crossing Guard," "Other People's Money"
and "Carrie."

     Gillette's television credits include the movies "All That
Glitters" and "Me & the Champ." Among her feature film credits are
"She's the One," "Boys on the Side," "Bob Roberts" and "Moonstruck."

     DeMunn's television credits include the movies "Citizen X," for
which he received an Emmy Award nomination, "Elysian Fields" and
"Windmills of the Gods," both on the Network, and "Barbarians at the
Gate." His feature film credits include "Phenomenon," "The Shawshank
Redemption," "Frances" and "Ragtime."

     A CHRISTMAS MEMORY was produced by JAWO Productions, a division of
Hallmark Entertainment. Robert Halmi Sr ("In Cold Blood," "Gulliver's
Travels"), John Dayton ("One Christmas," "This Can't Be Love") and Duane
Poole ("One Christmas") are executive producers. Glenn Jordan ("Sarah
Plain and Tall," "To Dance with the White Dog") produced and directed
the film from a script by Duane Poole.