Sleuth (play) and Patrick Macnee. Baxter was succeeded by Brian Murray, Donal Donnelly, Jordan Christopher and Curt Dawson. "Sleuth" received the 1971 Tony Award for Best Play, and received nominations for Best Direction of a Play (Clifford Williams) and Best Lighting Design (William Ritman). Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. "Sleuth" also received the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Play. In 1972, Shaffer adapted his play for film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. Another film adaptation was released in 2007 with a screenplay by Harold Pinter.
USS Baretta (AN-41) work on moorings but, on 1 October, worsening weather forced her to stop. In the midst of a moderate gale the next morning, "LCT-404" requested help for an "LCM" whose ramp had jammed in the down position. "Baretta" answered the call, towing the craft alongside stern first, and then into the lee of the island off Red Beach. When the "LCM's" ramp had been freed and secured, the landing craft proceeded under her own power to Red Beach. Later that day, Baretta retrieved an unmanned "LCVP" adrift in a seaway. She took the landing craft in tow, but the line