Authors Whose Works Became Best Picture Winners

Question 1

The Godfather (1972) — Who wrote the novel the film was adapted from?

Accepted Answer

Mario Puzo

Question 2

Gone with the Wind (1939) — Who wrote the original novel?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Mitchell

Question 3

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — Who wrote the novel the film is based on?

Accepted Answer

Ken Kesey

Question 4

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — Who wrote the novel the movie adapted?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Harris

Question 5

The English Patient (1996) — Who wrote the novel the film was adapted from?

Accepted Answer

Michael Ondaatje

Question 6

No Country for Old Men (2007) — Who wrote the novel the film is based on?

Accepted Answer

Cormac McCarthy

Question 7

My Fair Lady (1964) — The film was adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play; who is the playwright?

Accepted Answer

George Bernard Shaw

Question 8

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Who wrote the novel the film adapts?

Accepted Answer

John Steinbeck

Question 9

Rebecca (1940) — Who wrote the novel the film is based on?

Accepted Answer

Daphne du Maurier

Question 10

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Who wrote the novel the film was adapted from?

Accepted Answer

Pierre Boulle

Question 11

Out of Africa (1985) — Who wrote the book(s) the film was adapted from (published under a pen name)?

Accepted Answer

Isak Dinesen

Question 12

Amadeus (1984) — Which playwright wrote the stage play the film adapts?

Accepted Answer

Peter Shaffer

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