Título: All About Eve
Seção: Development
Background: All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It was based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although screen credit was not given for it. The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, an ambitious young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships.

Conteúdo: The story of All About Eve originated in an anecdote related to Mary Orr by actress Elisabeth Bergner. While performing in The Two Mrs. Carrolls during 1943 and 1944, Bergner allowed a young fan, Martina Lawrence, to become part of her household and employed her as an assistant, but later regretted her generosity when the woman attempted to undermine her. Referring to her only as "the terrible girl," Bergner related the events to Orr, who used it as the basis for her short story "The Wisdom of Eve" (1946). In the story, Orr gives the girl a more ruthless character and allows her to succeed in stealing the older actress' career. Bergner later confirmed the basis of the story in her autobiography Bewundert viel, und viel gescholten (Greatly Admired and Greatly Scolded).  In 1949, Mankiewicz was considering a story about an aging actress and, upon reading "The Wisdom of Eve," felt the conniving girl would be a useful added element. He sent a memo to Darryl F. Zanuck saying it "fits in with an original idea [of mine] and can be combined. Superb starring role for Susan Hayward." Mankiewicz presented a film treatment of the combined stories under the title Best Performance. He changed the main character's name from Margola Cranston to Margo Channing and retained several of Orr's characters -- Eve Harrington, Lloyd and Karen Richards, and Miss Casswell -- while removing Margo Channing's husband completely and replacing him with a new character, Bill Sampson. The intention was to dep

user: when was all about eve developed?

assistant: The story of All About Eve originated in an anecdote related to Mary Orr by actress Elisabeth Bergner.

user: what was the anecdote?

assistant: Bergner allowed a young fan, Martina Lawrence, to become part of her household and employed her as an assistant, but later regretted her generosity

user: why did she regret the generosity?

assistant: the woman attempted to undermine her.

user: how did she try to undermind her?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: who was a part of the development?

assistant: Zanuck was enthusiastic and provided numerous suggestions for improving the screenplay.

user: was anyone else involved?

assistant: he felt Mankiewicz's writing lacked subtlety or provided excessive detail.

user: were there any problems with development?

assistant: He suggested diluting Birdie Coonan's jealousy of Eve so the audience would not recognize Eve as a villain until much later in the story.

user: did it need to be rewritten?

assistant: Zanuck reduced the screenplay by about 50 pages

user: how many was it before?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: chose the title All About Eve from the opening scenes in which Addison DeWitt says he will soon tell "more of Eve ... All about Eve, in fact."