To Kill a Mockingbird
Americannoun
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His performance in Horton Foote's one-act play The Midnight Caller led the playwright to recommend him for the role of Boo Radley in the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
He said the titles included classics such as Brave New World and To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as “books that include LGBTQ+ subject matter.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023
But in the late 1980s, according to his findings, the high school "top ten" still included only one book by a woman — Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" — and none by minority authors.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022
When Broadway shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rudin had three shows in production: The Book of Mormon, To Kill a Mockingbird, and West Side Story.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2021
It’s from To Kill a Mockingbird because he loves that movie.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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