The Sleeping Prince

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The Sleeping Prince is a 1953 romantic comedy play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan, best known today as the stage work later adapted into the film "The Prince and the Showgirl" starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feature film
playwright
romantic comedy play
stage play
theatrical work
adaptedIntoFilm The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
author Terence Rattigan
basedOn The Sleeping Prince self-linksurface differs
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Terence Rattigan
dateOfFirstPerformance 1953
firstPerformedIn London, England
surface form: London
form play
genre comedy
romantic comedy
stage comedy
hasAdaptation The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
hasFilmVersionStarring Laurence Olivier
Marilyn Monroe
language English
medium theatre
nationality British
notableFor being the basis for the film The Prince and the Showgirl
notableWork The Sleeping Prince self-linksurface differs
originalLanguage English
settingPeriod early 20th century
starring Laurence Olivier
Marilyn Monroe
subjectMatter romantic relationship between a prince and a commoner
title The Sleeping Prince self-link
writtenBy Terence Rattigan
yearOfWork 1953

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subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
this entity surface form: The Sleeping Prince (stage source)
The Sleeping Prince basedOn The Sleeping Prince self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
Terence Rattigan notableWork The Sleeping Prince
The Sleeping Prince notableWork The Sleeping Prince self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Terence Rattigan
The Sleeping Prince title The Sleeping Prince self-link
Terence Rattigan wrote The Sleeping Prince