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) 10th for the Caroline Islands. A submarine contact on 12 January enlivened the voyage, and a submarine alert soon after "Baretta" entered Ulithi lagoon sent everyone to general quarters before she had moored. Later that day, "Baretta" sailed for Eniwetok. On the 16th, her crew put out an engine room fire in little more than an hour; but it left her engines inoperable. As a result, "Cliffrose" (AN 42) towed her sister ship for the remainder of the voyage. Arriving on 21 January, "Baretta" spent five days under temporary repair alongside "Oahu" (ARG 5). She got underway under her own