The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. In 1983 it was adapted as a television mini-series that, during its television run March 27-30, became the United States' second highest rated mini-series of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper. The mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim, and Jean Simmons. It was directed by Daryl Duke | THE PHENOMENALE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH tup - g W ANNIVERSARY I I I l EDm0N THORN BIRDS eBook c Cebo ok http The Thorn Birds Colleen .
