Mandingo (play)
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Written byJack Kirkland
CharactersMede
Hammond Maxwell
Warren Maxwell
Blanche Maxwell
Ellen
Hammond Maxwell
Warren Maxwell
Blanche Maxwell
Ellen
Date premieredMay 22, 1961[1]
Place premieredLyceum Theatre
| Mandingo | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Jack Kirkland |
| Characters | Mede Hammond Maxwell Warren Maxwell Blanche Maxwell Ellen |
| Date premiered | May 22, 1961[1] |
| Place premiered | Lyceum Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Setting | Antebellum South |
Mandingo is an American theatrical play written by Jack Kirkland[1] and based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Kyle Onstott.[2] The cast of the Broadway production included Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, Franchot Tone, Rockne Tarkington, and Georgia Burke.[3] The story was made into a film by Paramount Pictures in 1975,[2] directed by Richard Fleischer.
