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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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