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Historical Seeds from page 12 The rustic ranch was a popular club for 30 years, but in residential real estate developer and the new gated
1998, the lease wasn’t renewed and the foundation that community has retained the Bonnette Hunt Club name -
In 1961, Bill bought seven acres of land and leased owned the land sold 2,300 acres to a developer, who built Bonnette Hunt Club Lane will be the main road circling
another adjacent 4,500 acres to build and run a target Mirabella, a subdivision of Marisol. the development.
range and a hunting lodge for people to shoot game. The original seven acres was eventually sold to a Our thanks to the Sun-Sentinel for parts of this article.

For more seeds, see Images of America, Palm Beach
Gardens by Arcadia Publishing. The Palm Beach Gardens
Historical Society’s mission is to collect, preserve and share
the rich history of the Gardens.
www.PBGHistoricalSociety.org

Palm Beach

Palm Beach Dramaworks

announces Gardens
Reginald Rose’s classic

Twelve Angry Men Historical Society

Meet The Board
Opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks On December 9
Maria Mamlouk
The strengths and flaws of the American jury system are (right in picture) has
laid bare – as are the prejudices and social attitudes of those been a resident in
standing in judgment – in Reginald Rose’s classic Twelve Palm Beach Gardens
Angry Men, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks since 1991, and was
on December 9 (8 p.m.). Performances continue through one of the founders
December 24, with specially priced previews on December of the Historical
7 and 8 (7:30 p.m.). J. Barry Lewis directs. Society in 2008. She
Rose made a name for himself in the 1950s as one of the was also one of the
preeminent writers for the Golden Age of Television. He had seven authors who
a passion for social justice, and his best work tended to focus volunteered many
on controversial issues – the kind that could, and often did, hours and searched
make networks uncomfortable, like prejudice and torture. widely to bring to
12 Angry Men (the numeral is used in the title of life the history of
both the teleplay and subsequent film) was written for in the 68 years since the teleplay premiered. Palm Beach Gardens in our 2012 history book: Images of
the prestigious anthology show Studio One in 1954, and Twelve Angry Men features a cast of PBD veterans: America, Palm Beach Gardens.
follows 12 New York jurors who deliberate the fate of a Cliff Goulet (Guard), Tim Altmeyer (Juror 1), Michael Born in Cuba, Maria arrived in the United States in 1960
teenager accused of killing his father. Eleven of the men McKeever (Juror 2), William Hayes (Juror 3), Gary as a political refugee and made Washington, D.C. her home.
are instantly ready to convict, but the lone holdout, Juror Cadwallader (Juror 4), Jim Ballard (Juror 5), Matthew W. She holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University
8, compels them to carefully examine the evidence. The Korinko (Juror 6), John Leonard Thompson (Juror 7), Tom and worked for the United States Agency for International
teleplay received accolades, and three years later Rose Wahl (Juror 8), Dennis Creaghan (Juror 9), Rob Donohoe Development (foreign aid) for over 21 years.
adapted and fleshed out the script, and coproduced the film (Juror 10), David Kwiat (Juror 11), and Bruce Linser (Juror After traveling throughout the world, Maria, now a widow
with Henry Fonda, who played Juror 8. The film script 12). Scenic design is by Victor A. Becker, costume design and retired, spends her time volunteering, in addition to the
served as the basis for the play, which premiered in London is by Brian O’Keefe, lighting design is by Kirk Bookman, Historical Society, with the Community Foundation of Palm
in 1964. It took an additional 40 years for the play to make and sound design is by Roger Arnold. David A. Hyland is Beach and Martin Counties and recently became a member
it to Broadway – two years after Rose’s death in 2002. the fight choreographer. of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. She still plays
PBD’s production is set during the Eisenhower era, in 12 Angry Men launched the film career of director tennis and cards and loves to play a part in the preservation
1954, the year the teleplay premiered. Although women Sidney Lumet, who had directed over 60 TV episodes of our local heritage.
and people of color were permitted to serve on juries in prior to making his big-screen debut. The movie has
New York at that time, the jury pools were overwhelming inspired many legal professionals, including Supreme
made up of white men – and subsequently, so were juries. Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has said, “It
Rose very deliberately made the choice of an all-white, was a very important film in terms of developing
male jury, and PBD is following his lead. Producing Artistic me both as a lawyer and subsequently as a judge.”
Director William Hayes and director J. Barry Lewis believe The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of
that the makeup of the jury serves to illuminate the fervid downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For
battle for gender and racial equality in America in 2022, ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042,
and illustrate how far the country has and hasn’t traveled or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.