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  2. The Veldt (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The story was adapted by Ernest Kinoy as an episode of the radio program Dimension X in 1951. The same script was used in a 1955 episode of X Minus One, with the addition of a frame story in which it was explained that George and Lydia were not really slain, and that the entire family was now undergoing psychiatric treatment.

  3. The Hitch-Hiker (radio play) - Wikipedia

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    Welles performed The Hitch-Hiker four times on radio, and the play was adapted for a notable 1960 episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. In the story, a man on a cross country drive repeatedly notices the same hitch-hiker standing along the side of the road. Though the hitch-hiker's appearance is non-threatening, the driver becomes ...

  4. Oedipus Rex - Wikipedia

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    Oedipus Rex is widely regarded as one of the greatest plays, stories, and tragedies ever written. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In 2015, when The Guardian ' s theatre critic Michael Billington , selected what he thinks are the 101 greatest plays ever written, Oedipus Rex was placed second, just after The Persians .

  5. Versions of the Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    An eleventh-century Sanskrit play entitled Mahanataka by Hanumat relates the story of Rama in nine, ten, or fourteen acts, depending on recension. [14]Pratima Natak by Bhāsa starts with Rama's coronation, which is stopped by Kaikeyi, and Rama's exile, which leads to Dasratha's death.

  6. The Diary of Anne Frank (play) - Wikipedia

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    The play is a dramatization by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, and opened at the Cort Theatre on Broadway on October 5, 1955.The play was produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and directed by Garson Kanin, with scenic design by Boris Aronson and lighting design by Lee Watson.

  7. Marie Luise Kaschnitz - Wikipedia

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    Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born Marie Luise von Holzing-Berslett; 31 January 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist and poet. She is considered to be one of the leading post-war German poets.

  8. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or ...

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    This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Variety Series and Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series.

  9. Shakuntala (play) - Wikipedia

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    Plots similar to the play appear in earlier texts. There is a story mentioned in the Mahābhārata.A story of similar plot appear in the Buddhist Jātaka tales as well. In the Mahābhārata the story appears as a precursor to the Pāṇḍava and Kaūrava lineages.