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 ----------------------------------------------- "Only connect!" --E.M. Forster Donald F. Larsson Department of English Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 56001 [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List on behalf of Pizzato, Mark Sent: Fri 3/12/2004 4:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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 Assoc. Prof. of Theatre Dept. of Dance and Theatre UNC-Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223 fax: 704-687-3795 phone: 704-687-4488 (go to www.quickdonations.com and give life with a click of your mouse) ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]