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Written by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison in 1940, prior to the United States' entry into World War II, the play was anti-Nazi and pro-French Resistance. The film became an American classic, highly successful and ranked by many as one of the greatest films ever made .
- Rick Blaine, Lois Meredith, Luis Rinaldo
- Murray Burnett, Joan Alison
- 1991
- United States
Casablanca was based on the unproduced play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison, Everybody Comes to Rick's, and championed by producer Hal Wallis — the movie's creative force.
Mar 19, 2012 · “Casablanca” was based on “the world’s worst play” (according to James Agee)—an unproduced work, “Everybody Comes to Rick’s,” by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.
Nov 23, 2017 · Playwright Murray Burnett co-created expat café owner Rick Blaine, piano player Sam, Czech resistance fighter Victor Lazlo and fresh-faced Ilsa Lund when he and his writing partner Joan Alison...
Nov 24, 2017 · It was adapted from a play, Everybody Comes to Rick’s, by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison, and yet it never comes across as stagey.
‘As Time Goes By’ had been written in the ’20s and had enjoyed moderate success in a recording by Rudy Vallee. But it was the favorite song Murray Burnett, one of the co-authors of the play ‘Everybody Goes to Rick’s.’ He used the song as the love them for Rick and the leading lady (in the play she’s named Lois).
George Murray Burnett FRSE FRSA FRIC LLD (1921–1980) was a Scottish mathematician and chemist. He served as both Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University from 1974 until 1980. He is largely remembered for his work on polymer reactions.
