Cross Creek

Plot Summary

In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.

Top Cast

Mary Steenburgen Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Rip Torn Marsh Turner

Peter Coyote Norton Baskin

Dana Hill Ellie Turner

Alfre Woodard Geechee