David and Lisa was originally penned in 1961 by Theodore Isaac Ruben as a novella. It was then produced in 1962 as a film which was written by Eleanor Perry and directed by her husband, Frank Perry. The film had massive success amongst critics and earned Eleanor and Frank Perry oscar wins for Best Director and Best Screenplay in 1963. By 1968, the film had its very own play adaptation, written by James Reach in 1967, only four years after the film's release. It follows the same structure of the film with short scenes that nearly duplicate film montages. While the play didn’t get as much
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