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Actor, writer, producer and director Peter Masterston is best known for his adaptation of Larry L. King's "Playboy" magazine article "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)" into a smash Broadway musical, for which he received two Tony nominations. He also was the screenwriter of the underwhelming 1982 film adaptation that starred Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton. Masterston complained that Reynolds, then in full-superstar status, had tinkered with the character and dialog of the sheriff to make him more like Reynolds' own persona, thus fatally flawing the film.
Before hitting it big with "Whorehouse", Masterston had an unspectacular career as an actor beginning in the mid-1960s and continuing through the mid-'80s, when he shifted his attentions towards directing with The Trip to Bountiful (1985). The film, which was adapted by Masterston's cousin Horton Foote from Foote's own play, was a success, earning Geraldine Page the Academy Award as Best Actress.- Jane Sparkes was born on 29 October 1937 in New York, New York, USA. Jane was a writer, known for Toma (1973). Jane was married to Tony Musante. Jane died on 8 March 2024 in Kinderhook, New York, USA.
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Eleanor Lynn was born on 29 October 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lights Out (1946), The Shopworn Angel (1938) and The Magician's Daughter (1938). She was married to Morris Helprin and Oliver Albert Swift Edel. She died on 26 December 1996 in Kinderhook, New York, USA.- Served as eighth President of the United States (1837-1841). He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party. He was the eighth Vice President of the United States (1833-1837) He was also the tenth Secretary of State. Martin Van Buren was the first President of the United States of the United States to actually be born in the United States. He was a major factor in the abolitionist movement.