Round 7: Tossup 16

Roberto Rossellini loosely adapted James Joyce’s “The Dead” and this author’s novel Duo into the script of Journey to Italy. This author falsely claimed to have invented the stage name of the actress Musidora. The poster of an adaptation of a novel by this author, which is best-known for appearing on the recursive cover of Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma, depicts its star winking as her visage forms the dot in the letter “i.” Anita Loos wrote a stage version of this author’s best-known novel, for which this author picked a then-unknown (*) Audrey Hepburn at first sight for the title role. This author’s affairs with women nicknamed “Georgie” and “Missy” or “Uncle Max” are depicted in a 2018 biopic starring Keira Knightley. (10[1])Maurice Chevalier’s (10[1])rendition of “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” opens Vincente Minnelli’s musical adaptation of a novel by this author, which stars Leslie Caron as a courtesan-turned-debutante. For 10 points, name this mononymous French author of Gigi. ■END■

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