The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Title screen
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Two Mrs. Grenvilles byDominick Dunne
Screenplay by	Derek Marlowe
Directed by	John Erman
Starring	Stephen Collins Ann-Margret Claudette Colbert
Theme music composer	Marvin Hamlisch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer	Susan G. Pollock
Producer	Preston Fischer
Production locations	Lee International Studios, Wembley, London, England
Cinematography	Dennis C. Lewiston
Editor	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Running time	310 mins
Production company	Lorimar-Telepictures
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 8 (1987-02-08) – February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09)

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles is a 1987 televisionminiseries based onDominick Dunne's 1985 novel of the same name and dramatizing the sensational killing ofWilliam Woodward, Jr. by his wife,Ann Woodward in 1955. Directed byJohn Erman, the miniseries starsAnn-Margret,Elizabeth Ashley,Stephen Collins andClaudette Colbert in her final television role.

• Ann-Margret as Ann Arden Grenville
• Claudette Colbert as Alice Grenville
• Stephen Collins as Billy Grenville Jr.
• John Rubinstein as Bratsie Bleeker
• Elizabeth Ashley as Babette Van Degan
• Penny Fuller as Cordelia Grenville Hardington
• Alan Oppenheimer as Sam Rosenthal
• Margaret Courtenay as Madame Sophia
• Delena Kidd as Tuchy Bainbridge
• Peter Eyre as Basil Plante
• Sam Wanamaker as District Attorney
• Manning Redwood as Detective Loomis
• Michael J. Shannon as Jack Fisher
• Faith Brook as Edith Brompton
• withSiân Phillips asDuchess of Windsor

Emmy Awards (1987)

Won

• Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special (For part II) -Marsha Lewis (hairstylist),Mike Lockey (hairstylist),Sydney Guilaroff (hairstylist for Ann-Margret)
• Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special (For part II) -Malcolm Middleton (production designer),Herbert Westbrook (art director),Harry Cordwell (set decorator)

Nominated

• Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special (For part I) -Nolan Miller (for Ann-Margret),Donald Brooks (for Claudette Colbert),Sue Yelland
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Ann-Margret
• Outstanding Miniseries -Susan G. Pollock (executive producer),John Erman (supervising producer),Preston Fischer (producer)
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special (For part I) -John Asman (sound mixer),Neil Brody (sound mixer),Ken S. Polk (sound mixer),Peter Sutton (sound mixer)
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special - Stephen Collins
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special - Claudette Colbert

Golden Globes (1988)

Won

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Claudette Colbert

Nominated

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Ann-Margret

American Cinema Editors (1988)

Nominated

• Eddie Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series (For part II) -Jerrold L. Ludwig

• The Two Mrs. Grenvilles at theTCM Movie Database
• The Two Mrs. Grenvilles atIMDb

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