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In 1935, she was awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for her [[The Old Maid (play)|dramatization]] of [[Edith Wharton]]'s ''[[Old New York (novellas)#The Old Maid (Parts One and Two) (The Fifties)|The Old Maid]]'', a melodrama set in New York City and written in five episodes stretching across time from 1839 to 1854. The play was adapted for a [[The Old Maid (1939 film)|1939 film]] starring [[Bette Davis]]. |
In 1935, she was awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for her [[The Old Maid (play)|dramatization]] of [[Edith Wharton]]'s ''[[Old New York (novellas)#The Old Maid (Parts One and Two) (The Fifties)|The Old Maid]]'', a melodrama set in New York City and written in five episodes stretching across time from 1839 to 1854. The play was adapted for a [[The Old Maid (1939 film)|1939 film]] starring [[Bette Davis]]. |
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In 1936, Akins co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[Camille (1936 film)|Camille]],'' adapted from [[Alexandre Dumas, fils|Alexandre Dumas]]'s play and novel, ''[[The Lady of the Camellias|La dame aux camélias]]'' The film starred [[Greta Garbo]], [[Robert Taylor ( |
In 1936, Akins co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[Camille (1936 film)|Camille]],'' adapted from [[Alexandre Dumas, fils|Alexandre Dumas]]'s play and novel, ''[[The Lady of the Camellias|La dame aux camélias]]'' The film starred [[Greta Garbo]], [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]], and [[Lionel Barrymore]], and earned Garbo her third Oscar nomination. |
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==Later life and legacy== |
==Later life and legacy== |