Re: drama
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Tue, 04 Aug 1998 15:41:21 +1000
> I have read somewhere that "Uncle Wiggly" was
> performed either on stage or on film. I would greatly appreciate any
info
> regarding any productions of Salinger's work. Thanks!
Yes, `Uncle Wiggly' was turned into a rather soppy and very unSalingerlike
movie called `My Foolish Heart' starring Susan Haywood, in about 1950. They
were pretty free with their interpretation of the story, turning it into
your average garden variety weepie ... Salinger was so galled by the
treatment he vowed never to let anyone adapt any of his stories for the
screen again (although I'm told he's an avid collector of movies from that
era) - despite the fact he was at one point very eager to go D.B.ing.
The only other productions I've heard of is a proposed stage play of
Catcher - in which JD himself wanted to play Holden! There was also a radio
play of `To Esme' floated, with Lawrence Olivier to play Sergeant X
(everybody now - `Isn't it ironic?' (: ) and Elia Kazan (director of `On
The Waterfront', `A Streetcar Named Desire' etc) approached Salinger to
discuss a movie version. As you can guess, none of these ever eventuated.
Check out `My Foolish Heart' - just once, to teach yourself the definition
of `Hatchet Job' (: No, really, it's not that bad ... it would have been
much better had someone like Vincent Minelli directed instead though (His
movie `The Clock' is one of the most Salingeresque pieces of that era, and
well worth searching out)
Camille
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