''All Summer Long'' is a 1954 American play by Robert Anderson. It was based on a Donald Wetzel novel ''A Wreath and a Curse'' and was first produced in Washington in 1953. The original Broadway production starred

Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is an American former actress. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in t ...

. The ''New York Times'' called it a "poignant and beautiful play."Theatre: Coming of Age By BROOKS ATKINSON. New York Times 24 Sep 1954: 26.

Adaptation

The play was adapted for TV in 1961 with

Keir Dullea Keir Atwood Dullea (; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor. He played astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and its 1984 sequel, '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. His other film roles include '' David and Lisa ...

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External links

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1953 plays