As I Lay Dying | Adaptations
So far most of the adaptations of Faulkner's As I Lay Dying have been on the stage. The first was produced in Paris in June, 1935; it was adapted by the French actor, Charles Dullin, as a pantomime under the title Autour d'une mere. Dullin was interested in finding body-movement parallels to Faulkner's "drama in its primitive state." In 1956 John McGiffert adapted the novel for CBS. In the production, which was broadcast on October 7, Mildred Dunnock was the most famous person in the cast. In 1964 "Journey to Jefferson," which was adapted from Faulkner's novel for the stage...
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