Chicken Every Sunday (novel)

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Chicken Every Sunday
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Author Rosemary Drachman Taylor
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAmericana
GenreComedy
Set in Tucson, Arizona
Publisher Whittlesey House
Publication date
1943
Pages307

Chicken Every Sunday is a 1943 autobiographical book by Rosemary Drachman Taylor, written while Taylor was living in Ontario, Canada during World War II. It is a humorous look at her family's life in 1900s Tucson, Arizona, and was compared to Life With Father . [1] [2]

The book was adapted as a play by Julius and Philip G. Epstein in 1944 under the same name, which ran for 9 months on Broadway from April 1944 to January 1945. [3]

The book was further adapted into a film of the same name in 1949 starring Dan Dailey and Celeste Holm. [4] The film had its world premiere in Tucson, at the Fox Theater on February 12, 1949. [5] In addition, the book was adapted into a radio program airing on the NBC Radio Network, beginning in July 1949. Billie Burke was cast in the leading role as Ethel Drachman, while Harry Von Zell played the character of Mose Drachman. Taylor's one stipulation was that the character's last name needed to be changed from Drachman to something else. [6]

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References

  1. "Literary Guild Has Taken New Book By Rosemary Taylor". Arizona Daily Star . February 7, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved May 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Gala Plans Made for Opening Of Movie About Local Family". Arizona Daily Star . February 10, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved May 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Chicken Every Sunday". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. "Chicken Every Sunday". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. "Family Home's Tales Lead to Book, Play, Movie". Arizona Daily Star . August 5, 2007. p. E004. Retrieved May 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "'Chicken Every Sunday' Begins Life On Radio". Tucson Daily Citizen . July 6, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg