Fifth of July

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Fifth of July is a 1978 play by Lanford Wilson that explores the disillusionment of former 1960s idealists as they reunite at a Missouri farmhouse after the Vietnam War.

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Label Occurrences
Fifth of July canonical 2
Fifth of July (1982 television film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
author Lanford Wilson ⓘ
awarded Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Swoosie Kurtz) ⓘ
centralConflict selling or keeping the family farm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaticStructure two-act play ⓘ
firstBroadwayProductionDate 1980 ⓘ
firstBroadwayTheatre New Apollo Theatre ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1978 ⓘ
followedBy Talley’s Folly ⓘ
follows Talley & Son ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation Fifth of July (1982 television film) ⓘ
linked to: Fifth of July
hasMainCharacter Aunt Sally Talley ⓘ
Dolly Talley ⓘ
Gwen Landis ⓘ
Jed Jenkins ⓘ
John Landis ⓘ
June Talley ⓘ
Ken Talley ⓘ
Shirley Talley ⓘ
Weston Hurley ⓘ
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
notableBroadwayActor Christopher Reeve ⓘ
Swoosie Kurtz ⓘ
William Hurt ⓘ
notableCharacterTraitOfKenTalley disabled Vietnam veteran ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Talley trilogy ⓘ
publicationDate 1978 ⓘ
settingLocation Missouri farmhouse ⓘ
settingRegion Missouri ⓘ
settingTime post–Vietnam War era ⓘ
subject former 1960s idealists ⓘ
post–Vietnam War disillusionment ⓘ
televisionAdaptationNetwork PBS ⓘ
televisionAdaptationSeries American Playhouse ⓘ
televisionAdaptationYear 1982 ⓘ
theme effects of the Vietnam War ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
loss of idealism ⓘ
political activism ⓘ
sexual identity ⓘ
writer Lanford Wilson ⓘ

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Swoosie Kurtz → notableWork → Fifth of July ⓘ
Fifth of July → hasAdaptation → Fifth of July (1982 television film) ⓘ
linked to: Fifth of July
John Dossett → notableWork → Fifth of July ⓘ