Desire Under the Elms

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Desire Under the Elms is a play by Eugene O'Neill, published in 1924, and is now considered an American classic.

Characters

Ephraim Cabot
Simeon
Peter - his sons
Eben
Abbie Putnam
Young Girl, Two Farmers, The Fiddler, A Sheriff, and other folk from the neighboring farms

In 1958 a film version of this play was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Eugene O'Neill and Irwin Shaw. The film had a cast that included Sophia Loren as Abbie, Anthony Perkins as Eben , Burl Ives as Ephriam, Frank Overton as Simeon and Pernell Roberts who played Peter. The film was nominated for Best Black and White Cinematography in the Academy Awards and Laurel Awards in 1959.

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks04/0400081h.html - The Play, Desire Under The Elms from Project Gutenberg of Australia.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/oneill.htm - "Eugene (Gladstone) O'Neill (1888-1953)". Taken from Authors Calendar written by Petri Liukkonen.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051534/ - Desire Under The Elms (1958) Internet Movie Database

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