The Ponder Heart Cast and Credits Cast | Production Credits | Web Credits Cast Peter MacNicol Daniel Ponder JoBeth Williams Edna Earle Ponder Angela Bettis Bonnie Dee Peacock Boyce Holleman Sam Ponder Jenifer Lewis Narcissa Wingfield Victor Slezak Ovid Springer Brent Spiner Dorris Gladney Lenny Von Dohlen DeYancey Clanahan Joanne Baron Teacake Magee Tracey Needham Elsie Fleming BJ Hopper Judge Waite Shari Schneider Eloise Nathaniel Lee, Jr. Talmadge James Michael Bailey Mr. Peacock Judy Garwood Mrs. Peacock John Wilmot Mr. Bodkin Sam Sherrill Judge Tip Clanahan Loren Farmer Dr. Ewbank Brenda Varner Judin Leota Bernard Johnson Big John Jayrnee Vowell Johnnie Ree Peacock Emily Noble Nurse Joseph Bonelli Preston Philip Tracy Jury Foreman Whitney Hennigan Norma Cheeter Andrew Libby Bailiff Production Credits back to top Based on the novel by Eudora Welty Adapted by Gail Gilchriest Producers Earl Hamner, Don Sipes Co-producers Ronald Colby, Julie White Director Martha Coolidge Director of Photography Johnny Jensen, ASC Production Designer James Spencer Costume Designer Shelley Komarov Music Van Dyke Parks Executive Producers for ALT Films Marian Rees Anne Hopkins Stephen Kulczycki The Ponder Heart is a production of ALT Films for Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection. It was shot at various locations near Jackson, Mississippi, where Eudora Welty lived until her death on July 23, 2001. The series of nine films in the American Collection are produced by WGBH Boston and ALT Films. Rebecca Eaton is the series executive producer. Major funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS. Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection is closed captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers by The Caption Center at WGBH. A special narration track is added to the series by Descriptive Video Service® (DVS®), a service of WGBH to provide access to people who are blind or visually impaired. The DVS narration is available on the SAP channel of stereo TVs and VCRs. WGBH is America's preeminent public broadcasting producer. More than one-third of PBS's prime-time lineup and companion Web content as well as many public radio favorites are produced by WGBH. The station is also a pioneer in educational multimedia and in access technologies for people with disabilities. For more information visit WGBH/Boston Online. The Ponder Heart Web credits back to top Senior Producer Louise Weber Designer Tyler Howe Technology Molly Frey, Senior Developer Michael McCrary, Developer Production Caitlin O'Neil, Producer Jessica Cavano, Research Assistant Keith Wagner, Editorial review The WGBH Educational Foundation is the single largest producer of Web sites on PBS Online. WGBH Interactive creates Web sites, CD-ROMs and other multimedia projects that enhance the Foundation's broadcast and non-broadcast programs. A Eudora Welty Timeline | One Writer's Place | Voices of Mississippi Martha Coolidge, Director | Novel to Film | Who's Who Story Synopsis | Teacher's Guide | The Forum | Links + Bibliography Home | About The Series | The American Collection | The Archive Schedule & Season | Feature Library | eNewsletter | Book Club Learning Resources | Forum | Search | Shop | Feedback ©