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.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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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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