Question: The actress that played the title character on the sitcom "Murphy Brown" stars with Gene Hackman in a 1977 thriller film based on a novel by what author?
Context: The Domino Principle is a 1977 thriller film starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Mickey Rooney and Richard Widmark.  The film is based on the novel of the same name and was adapted for the screen by its author, Adam Kennedy.  It was directed and produced by Stanley Kramer. Absolute Power is a 1997 American political thriller film produced by, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood as a master jewel thief who witnesses the killing of a woman by Secret Service agents.  The screenplay by William Goldman is based on the 1996 novel "Absolute Power" by David Baldacci.  Screened at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, the film also stars Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Judy Davis, Scott Glenn and Dennis Haysbert.  It was also the last screen appearance of E. G. Marshall. Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress and former fashion model.  She won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her ten seasons as the title character on the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" (1988–98).  She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama "Boston Legal" (2005–08).  She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Starting Over" (1979), and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "Gandhi" (1982). Under Suspicion is a 2000 American thriller film directed by Stephen Hopkins.  It stars Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci and Thomas Jane.  The film is based on the 1981 French film "Garde à vue" and the 1970s British novel "Brainwash", written by John Wainwright.  It was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is a fictional character portrayed by actor Gene Hackman in the films "The French Connection" (1971) and its sequel, "French Connection II" (1975), and by Ed O'Neill in the 1986 television film "Popeye Doyle".  Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The French Connection".  The character is based on a real-life New York City police detective, Eddie Egan, who also appeared in the film as Walt Simonson, Popeye's supervisor.  Popeye, as played by Hackman in "The French Connection", is ranked number 44 as a hero on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains list. Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker, and written by Chris Gerolmo.  It is loosely based on the FBI's investigation into the 1964 Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner murder case in Mississippi.  The film stars Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as two FBI agents assigned to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi.  The investigation is met with hostility and backlash by the town's residents, local police and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Narrow Margin is a 1990 crime thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and released by TriStar Pictures, loosely based on the 1952 film noir "The Narrow Margin".  It tells the story of a Los Angeles deputy district attorney who attempts to keep a murder witness safe from hit men while traveling through the Canadian wilderness aboard a train.  The film stars Gene Hackman and Anne Archer. Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein.  The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn and Gene Hackman.  The screenplay was written by Wilder and Brooks. The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson.  The film stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson.  Ostensibly based on a non-existent novel and told with a literary narrative, the story follows the lives of three gifted siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure in adulthood.  The children's eccentric father Royal Tenenbaum (Hackman) leaves them in their adolescent years, returning to them after they have grown, and falsely claiming to have a terminal illness.  Long after he was shunned by his family, Royal gradually reconciles with his children and ex-wife (Huston). The Chamber is a 1996 crime thriller film based on John Grisham's novel of the same name.  The film was directed by James Foley and stars Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell.
Answer: Adam Kennedy