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Marjorie Morningstar is a 1958 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper from a screenplay by Everett Freeman, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Herman Wouk. The film tells a fictional coming-of-age story about a young Jewish girl named Marjorie Morgenstern in New York City in the 1950s, chronicling her attempts to become an ...
- $2 million
- Max Steiner
- April 24, 1958
- Milton Sperling
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Doubleday. Publication date. September 1, 1955 [1] Media type. Print. Marjorie Morningstar is a 1955 novel by Herman Wouk about a woman who wants to become an actress. Marjorie Morningstar has been called "the first Jewish novel that was popular and successful, not merely to a Jewish audience but to a general one". [2]
- United States
- Herman Wouk
- September 1, 1955
- Doubleday
Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations.
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- Paperback
A young Jewish woman falls in love with a older aspiring playwright, but faces opposition from her family and his insecurities. The movie follows her journey of self-discovery and romance in New York and the Catskills.
Marjorie Morningstar: Directed by Irving Rapper. With Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane. At 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal future.
- (1.3K)
- Drama, Romance
- Irving Rapper
- 1958-04-24
Marjorie Morgenstern (Natalie Wood), a college girl from a conventional Jewish family, finds herself increasingly drawn to the acting profession after becoming smitten with Catskills...
- Drama
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Jun 15, 1992 · 4.2 1,163 ratings. See all formats and editions. Now hailed as a "proto-feminist classic" (Vulture), Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk's powerful coming-of-age novel about an ambitious young woman pursuing her artistic dreams in New York City has been a perennial favorite since it was first a bestseller in the 1950s.
- Herman Wouk
