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Little Mo is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film telling the life story of Maureen Connolly (September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), the 1950s American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year, before an accident ended her tennis career at age 19.
- Biography Drama Sport
Sep 5, 1978 · Little Mo: Directed by Daniel Haller. With Michael Learned, Anne Baxter, Glynnis O'Connor, Claude Akins. Biography of tennis star Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all Grand Slam titles in one year.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Daniel Haller
- 1978-09-05
In 1953, a young girl named Maureen Connolly won the Grand Slam of tennis. She was the first woman to ever capture this elusive crown by winning the Australian Championships, the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the United States Championships.
A fact-based drama about the tennis great who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of thirty-four. Anne Baxter replaced Lana Turner in the part of Maureen's mother.
- Daniel Haller
- Beatrice Manley
American Maureen Connolly (Glynnis O'Connor) battles cancer after winning the tennis grand slam in 1953.
- Drama
- Glynnis O'connor
- Daniel Haller
Apr 24, 2003 · Unforgettable: The Little Mo Connolly Story: Directed by Jennifer Spell. With Brenda Brinker Bottum, Cindy Brinker, Norman Brinker, Maureen Connolly. The story of tennis icon Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly Brinker, the first woman to win the Grand Slam in 1953.
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Overview. Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.
