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The Teahouse of the August Moon (novel)
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The Teahouse of the August Moon is a novel by Vern Sneider published in 1951
. The book was subsequently adapted for a play (1953) and film (1956) with the same titles, both written by John Patrick, and later, in 1970, the Broadway musical Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
by Patrick and Stan Freeman
. It depicts the activities of US Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa during World War II.
1951 in literature
The year 1951 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*E. E. Cummings and Rachel Carson are awarded Guggenheim Fellowships.*Flannery O'Connor is diagnosed with lupus....
. The book was subsequently adapted for a play (1953) and film (1956) with the same titles, both written by John Patrick, and later, in 1970, the Broadway musical Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen is a musical with a book by John Patrick and music and lyrics by Stan Freeman and Franklin Underwood.Based on Patrick's play and screenplay The Teahouse of the August Moon, it focuses on Capt. Fisby who, assigned the task of Americanizing the village of Tobiki on...
by Patrick and Stan Freeman
Stan Freeman
Stanley Freeman was an American composer, lyricist, musical arranger, conductor, and studio musician.-Biography:...
. It depicts the activities of US Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa during World War II.