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| Author | Marcia Davenport |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
| Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
East Side, West Side is a 1947 novel by the American writer Marcia Davenport. Set in New York City immediately after World War II, an unhappily married woman's life comes to a crisis in a single week. As with her two previous novels it was a commercial success, making the Publishers Weekly annual list of bestsellers.
Film adaptation
In 1949 it was adapted into a film of the same title by MGM. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it starred Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin and Ava Gardner.
References
- Kirkpatrick p.193-194
- Goble p.106
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Kirkpatrick, D. L. Twentieth-century Romance and Gothic Writers. Gale Research, 1982.
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