Whom did author Margaret Mitchell suggest
to MGM to play Rhett Butler in the 1939 film Gone
With the Wind? Groucho Marx, but only in jest.
On what work was Dr. Strangelove (1964) based? A novel called Red Alert, written by Peter
George.
How many of his own novels has William Goldman
adapted for the screen? Four: Marathon Man (1976), Magic (1978), Heat
(1987), and The Princess Bride (1987).
What book inspired the 1986 film Stand by
Me? The Body, a novella by Stephen King.
Who wrote the screenplay for the 1938 film
version of Pygmalion? The play's author, George Bernard Shaw, who
won an Oscar for his adaptation.
Who wrote the book on which Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang (1986) is based? James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
Whom did author Margaret Mitchell suggest
to MGM to play Rhett Butler in the 1939 film Gone
With the Wind?
Groucho Marx, but only in jest.