Diane English is best known for creating the television show "Murphy Brown" and writing and directing the 2008 feature film, "The Women", an updated version of the George Cukor-directed 1939 film of the same name based on a 1936 play by what author?
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Diane English Diane English (born May 18, 1948) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, best known for creating the television show "Murphy Brown" and writing and directing the 2008 feature film, "The Women".
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The Women (2008 film) The Women is a 2008 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Diane English. The screenplay is an updated version of the George Cukor-directed 1939 film of the same name based on a 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce.
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play "Elizabeth the Queen" by Maxwell Anderson—which had a successful run on Broadway with Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in the lead roles—the film fictionalizes the historical relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. The screenplay was written by Norman Reilly Raine and Aeneas MacKenzie.
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This Happy Breed This Happy Breed is a play by Noël Coward. It was written in 1939 but, because of the outbreak of World War II, it was not staged until 1942, when it was performed on alternating nights with another Coward play, "Present Laughter". The two plays later alternated with Coward's "Blithe Spirit". The title, a reference to the English people, is a phrase from John of Gaunt's monologue in Act II, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's "Richard II".
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Merrily We Roll Along (musical) Merrily We Roll Along is a musical with a book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
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Tina Howe Tina Howe (born November 21, 1937) is an American playwright. In a career that spans more than four decades, Howe's best-known works include "Museum", "The Art of Dining", "Painting Churches", "Coastal Disturbances" and "Pride's Crossing".
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Of Mice and Men (1939 film) Of Mice and Men is a 1939 American drama film based on the 1937 play based on the novella of the same title by American author John Steinbeck, and starring Burgess Meredith, Betty Field and Lon Chaney, Jr. The supporting cast features Charles Bickford, Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele and Noah Beery, Jr. The film tells the story of two men, George and his mentally challenged partner Lennie, trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of owning their own ranch, instead of always working for others. Starring in the lead roles were relative Hollywood newcomer Burgess Meredith as George, and veteran actor Lon Chaney, Jr. (the son of famed silent film actor Lon Chaney) as Lennie. Chaney had appeared in more than 50 films to that point in his career, but "Of Mice and Men" was his first major role.
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Elaine Dundy Elaine Dundy (August 1, 1921 – May 1, 2008) was an American novelist, biographer, journalist, actress and playwright.
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Diane Redmond Diane Redmond is a British author and dramatist. She became interested in children's literature while teaching English in Italy. Diane returned to England where she continued teaching. She also became a radio and TV presenter.
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Rebecca Lenkiewicz Rebecca Lenkiewicz (born 1968) is a British playwright. She is best known as the author of "Her Naked Skin" (2008), which was the first original play written by a living female playwright to be performed on the Olivier stage of the Royal National Theatre.
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Gentle Julia (1936 film) Gentle Julia is a 1936 American drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Jane Withers, Tom Brown and Marsha Hunt. It is an adaptation of the 1922 novel of the same title by Booth Tarkington.
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Denise Coffey Denise Coffey (born 12 December 1936) is an English actress, director and playwright.
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D.M.W. Greer D.M.W. Greer (born August 23, 1957) is an American playwright. Well known as the author of "Burning Blue", written in 1992 and premiered at The King's Head Theatre on London’s fringe in 1995.
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Rosellen Brown Rosellen Brown (born May 12, 1939) is an American author, and has been an instructor of English and creative writing at several universities, including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Houston. She has won several grants and awards for her work. The 1996 film "Before and After" was adapted from her novel of the same name.
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Thomas P. Cullinan Thomas P. Cullinan (November 4, 1919 – June 11, 1995) was an American novelist and playwright, as well as a writer for television. He is perhaps best known for his 1966 novel "The Beguiled", which was made into two films of the same name, in 1971 and again in 2017.
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Fay Baker Fay Baker (born Fay Schwager; January 31, 1917 – December 8, 1987) was an American stage, film and television actress, and a successful author under the pen name Beth Holmes. Her novel, "The Whipping Boy", made the "Los Angeles Times" bestseller list in 1978. She also published, under her own name, "My Darling, Darling Doctors".
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Yellow Jack (play) Yellow Jack is a 1934 docudrama play produced by Guthrie McClintic and a 1938 Hollywood movie by the same name. Both were co-written by Sidney Howard and Paul de Kruif (the former a Pulitzer- and Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter; the latter a well-known microbiologist and author). The play is the work of Sidney Howard and is based on a chapter in Paul de Kruif’s 1927 book "Microbe Hunters".
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The King's General The King's General is a novel, published in 1946, by English author and playwright Daphne du Maurier.
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Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce (March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American author, politician, U.S. Ambassador and public conservative figure. She was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play "The Women", which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of "Time", "Life", "Fortune", and "Sports Illustrated".
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Paradise Lost (play) Paradise Lost is a drama by Clifford Odets that takes place in 1932, during the Depression. The play was originally produced on Broadway in 1935, and was also filmed for television and broadcast in 1971.
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Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter (May 15, 1857 – February 12, 1936), billed as Mrs. Brown-Potter, was one of the first American society women to become a stage actress.
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Notorious Woman Notorious Woman was a 1974 BBC television serial based on the life of the French author George Sand. It starred Rosemary Harris in the title role. The seven episodes were written by Harry W. Junkin and directed by Waris Hussein.