We had five count them five winners in our Unseemly Trivia Contest. Here was the question:
There were a LOT of stars on Broadway in this particular season - they were in huge flops and big hits, but they were everywhere. In this flop, the star was coming off two huge motion picture roles in two huge motion picture hits. The star had already won an Academy Award, and would be nominated several times thereafter, including the two huge motion picture hits. This play was based on a novel by a writer who would pen a book that would be turned into a hugely popular film a few years later. It was directed by someone better known for film. Said director had, a few years prior, directed a classic motion picture that would be turned into a musical. Alongside the star, were several other interesting cast members. One of them would go on to co-star in a classic new play just a couple of years later, and another would go on to co-star in the film version of the classic play. Another would go on to star in a hugely successful TV series, in fact, two of them. And in the play was another cast member (who also understudied the star) who would go on to direct a very successful Broadway play.
So
Name the play and the author of the novel it was based on, and the classic motion picture that would be made from another novel by the author.
Name the play's star, and the two hugely successful film roles done just prior to this play.
Name the director, the classic film the director made, and the musical that was made from it.
Name the co-star who would go on to appear in a classic new play and the co-star who would go on to appear in the film version of the classic new play.
Name the co-star who would go on to do two TV series, and name the series and what they had in common.
Name the person who understudied the star and name the Broadway hit the person would direct.
And here are the answers:
Face Of A Hero/Pierre Boulle/Planet Of The Apes (or Monkey Planet in the UK)
Jack Lemmon/Some Like It Hot/The Apartment
Alexander MacKendrick/Sweet Smell Of Success/Sweet Smell Of Success
George Grizzard/Sandy Dennis/Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Ed Asner/The Mary Tyler Moore Show/Lou Grant (he played the same character in both shows)
Ed Sherin/The Great White Hope
And there you have it. Our High Winners were Jrand, JMK, Michael Shayne, FJL and Dan-the-Man. I put all the names into our Electronic Hat, which randomly chose our Highest Winner - Michael Shayne. So, if he will send his address he will receive a sparkling prize.
