''Careful, He Might Hear You'' is a

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-winning novel by

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n author Sumner Locke Elliott. It was published in 1963. The 1983 film '' Careful, He Might Hear You'' was based on the novel.

Synopsis

''Careful, He Might Hear You'' is based on the author's childhood. The secure world of an orphan living with his working-class aunt and uncle is changed forever with the arrival of another aunt from London who wishes to raise him as her child.

Adaptions

Along with the 1983 film, a Musical production was performed in Canberra, Australia in 1999 by Supa Productions. The stage production was developed by

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(Book and Lyrics) and Ron Creager (music) and starred Toni Lamond (as Lila Baines), Jayden Cooke and

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(as PS) and Bronwyn Sullivan (as Vanessa Scott).

References

*Elliott, Sumner Locke. "Careful, He Might Hear You". 1963, Houston. (ISBN, 1921922249, 9781921922244
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