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A film based on a novel by this author opens inside a bus to Kansas City, where a young girl watches the protagonist strum a guitar and light a cigarette. While a man awaiting execution tells a story about his father attempting to kill him, the image of rain through a window mimics tears running down his face (15[1])in a Richard Brooks adaptation of a work by this author. Another work by this author formed the basis of a film in which a writer types the line (*) “There was once a very lovely, very frightened (10[1])girl” before gazing at his neighbor. This author sold Paramount the film rights to that work under the impression that Marilyn Monroe would star and was instead disappointed with Audrey Hepburn’s (-5[1])portrayal of Holly Golightly. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[2])what American author inspired film adaptations of his novels In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany’s? ■END■

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