Today, the challenge is to name what movies were based on these notable memoirs.
Pop Culture Wake-Up Call is a weekly quiz about either movies, TV or music (plus I’ll throw a comic book one in there now and again, perhaps more frequently if you folks would like, maybe even a “potpourri” one in the future).
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THE STORY OF MY LIFE
Sometimes, films use real people’s memoirs to make a movie. The following are 20 people whose memoirs were turned into films. For each person, name the film that they made based on that person’s memoirs.
1. Phoolan Devi
2. Kathyrn Forbes
3. Frank Harris
4. Gerry Conlon
5. Mikal Gilmore
6. Celeste Albaret
7. John Bayley
8. Susanna Kaysen
9. Elizabeth Kenny
10. Frank McCourt
11. Xaciera Hollander
12. Anais Nin
13. Tobias Wolff
14. Jim Carroll
15. Elinor Randall Stewart
16. Christina Crawford
17. John Phillip Sousa
18. Barbara Skelton
19. Wlandyslaw Szpilman
20. Cynthia Payne
Good luck!
And have fun!
Sigh. No Melvin Dummar.
ANSWERS!
1. Phoolan Devi – Bandit Queen
2. Kathryn Forbes – I Remember Mama
3. Frank Harris – Cowboy
4. Gerry Conlon – In The Name of the Father
5. Mikal Gilmore – Shot in the Heart
6. Celeste Albaret – Céleste
7. John Bayley – Iris
8. Susanna Kaysen – Girl, Interrupted
9. Elizabeth Kenny – Sister Kenny
10. Frank McCourt – Angela’s Ashes
11. Xaviera Hollander – The Happy Hooker,
12. Anais Nin – Henry and June
13. Tobias Wolff – This Boy’s Life
14. Jim Carroll – The Basketball Diaries
15. Elinor Randall Stewart – Heartland
16. Christina Crawford – Mommie Dearest
17. John Philip Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
18. Barbara Skelton – A Business Affair
19. Władysław Szpilman – The Pianist
20. Cynthia Payne – Personal Services
The winner is Jody R., who got 11 correct!