These aren't very recent, but . . .
Rachel Crothers' SUSAN AND GOD, MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS, etc.
Zoe Aikens' MORNING GLORY, THE OLD MAID
Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES, THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, and WATCH ON THE RHINE, among others.
Anita Loos' GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
Clare Booth Luce's THE WOMEN
Edna Ferber's DINNER AT EIGHT, THE ROYAL FAMILY, STAGE STRUCK (most co-authored)
Ruth Gordon's THE ACTRESS
Carson McCullers' A MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
Don Larsson
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Donald F. Larsson
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Minnesota State University
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From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List on behalf of Pizzato, Mark
Sent: Fri 3/12/2004 4:58 PM
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Subject: Women's Plays Made into Films
Please help me add to this list of stageplays by women that were made into
feature films, especially if recent ones come to mind:
Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley
Night, Mother, by Marsha Norman
A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
Wit, by Margaret Edson
Mark Pizzato, MFA, PhD
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Dept. of Dance and Theatre
UNC-Charlotte
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