description Cross Creek Overview
Cross Creek, released in 1983, portrays the life of novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, depicted by Mary Steenburgen. The biographical drama adapts Rawlings’s 1942 memoir, *Cross Creek*, under the direction of Martin Ritt. It explores aspects of her experiences and work as documented in the book.
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info Cross Creek Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
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Who plays Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in Cross Creek?
Mary Steenburgen plays novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in this 1983 biographical drama. The film was directed by Martin Ritt and is based on Rawlings's 1942 memoir, Cross Creek.
Where is Cross Creek set?
The story is set around Cross Creek in rural Florida, where Rawlings develops the experiences and landscape that shape her writing. The film focuses on her life as a writer and her relationships with local residents.
Is Cross Creek about the writing of The Yearling?
Yes, the film connects Rawlings's rural Florida life with the work that made her famous, including The Yearling. That novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939, before the memoir Cross Creek was published in 1942.
Who directed and wrote the screenplay for Cross Creek?
Martin Ritt directed Cross Creek, with the screenplay credited to Dale Rosenbloom and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's source memoir providing the basis. The film was released in 1983 and received four Academy Award nominations.
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