December 2021 marks the 75th Anniversary of the Premiere of The Yearling movie.The MGM film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by the late Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, told the story of a pioneer family in the Florida Scrub of Marion County, Florida and starred actors Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and young first-time actor, Claude Jarman, Jr.

The Yearling depicts the coming of age story of a young boy and his orphaned pet deer and the tough decisions his family had to make to survive.

The movie received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, taking home Oscars for Best Cinematography and Art Direction. Young actor Claude Jarman, Jr. won an Academy Juvenile Award.

In this April 6th, 2021 Zoom interview Jarman talked with documentary film producer Donna Green-Townsend.

Jarman will be a special guest on December 11th and 12th, 2021 in Cross Creek and Ocala, Florida as the Friends of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm organization celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Premiere of the film. For more information watch for details on the organization’s website: MarjorieKinnanRawlings.org or follow the organization’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofMKR…