Weekend Special series starred Roberts Blossom as Legrand, Geoffrey Holder as Jupiter, and Anthony Michael Hall. It won three Daytime Emmy Awards: 1) Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming, Linda Gottlieb (executive producer), Doro Bachrach (producer); 2) Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, Steve Atha (makeup and hair designer); and, 3) Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming, Alex Thomson (cinematographer). It was a co-production of Learning Corporation of America. References Sources External links "The Gold-Bug" – Full text from the Dollar Newspaper, 1843 (with two illustrations by F. O. C. Darley) The Gold-Bug – Introduction to Cryptography – The story, how to solve it, and Poe's essay on secret writing, on Cipher Machines and Cryptology "The Gold-Bug" from the University of Virginia Library — includes "The Gold-Bug" "The Gold-Bug" with annotated vocabulary at PoeStories.com Publication history of "The Gold-Bug" at the Edgar Allan Poe Society 1843 short stories Short stories by Edgar Allan Poe Cryptography in fiction Pirate books Works originally published in American newspapers Short stories adapted into films