Question: Up the Down Staircase was released as a film in 1967 starring which actress who passed away on December 31, 2001 ?
Sentence (from "Up the Down Staircase"): Up the Down Staircase is a novel written by Bel Kaufman, published in 1964, which spent 64 weeks on "The New York Times" Best Seller list.
Relevant evidence: No