1951 The Country Girl: A Play in Three Acts

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition. A dramatic play which was adapted into a film staring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. A simple story revealing a painful tangle of apprehension and misunderstandings as a wife and a stage director attempt to reclaim an actor from alcoholism and restore him to the stage as a fully accredited star. Written by Clifford Odets, an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor whose socially relevant dramas were extremely influential during the last years of the Great Depression. His works have inspired Arthur Miller, Paddy Chayefsky, Neil Simon, and David Mamet.