The Wisdom of Eve

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The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
short story
adaptationDirector Joseph L. Mankiewicz
adaptationTitle All About Eve
adaptationType film adaptation
adaptationYear 1950
adaptedInto All About Eve
author Mary Orr
copyrightHolder Mary Orr
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre drama
fiction
hasCharacter aging stage actress
ambitious young woman
influenced All About Eve
surface form: All About Eve (stage adaptations)
language English
mainTheme ambition
betrayal
theatre world
narrativeFocus an ambitious young woman
notableFor being the basis for the film All About Eve
originalPublicationMedium Cosmopolitan magazine
plotSummary An ambitious young woman insinuates herself into the life and career of an aging stage actress.
publicationYear 1946
setting theatre

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All About Eve basedOn The Wisdom of Eve