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Sarah Schulman Adapting Carson McCullers (Historically Inaccurate) Play into Lonely Hunter Movie

Sarah Schulman
Sarah Schulman

Playwright Sarah Schulman will adapt her play Carson McCullers (Historically Inaccurate) into the movie Lonely Hunter, according to a report in Variety. Deborah Kampmeier will direct the piece. No casting has been announced.

The film will encompass 35 years of the novelist and playwright’s life. Her works include The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. McCullers died in 1967 at the age of 50.

Schulman’s other plays include Manic Flight Reaction, Enemies, A Love Story, and The Lady Hamlet.