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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 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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