Charles Webb wrote which book, made into a famous film directed by Mike Nichols, in 1967?
Charles Webb (author) existence of the book has not been confirmed. Charles Webb (author) Charles Richard Webb (born June 9, 1939) is the author of several novels, and is mainly known for his most famous work, "The Graduate" (1963), which was made into a film of the same name (1967). Webb was born in San Francisco, California. He grew up in affluent Pasadena, California. He attended Chandler School, Midland School in Los Olivos, California, and graduated from Williams College in 1961. He declined an inheritance from his father, a wealthy doctor. Webb lived for several years in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. As of 2006,
Charles Webb (author) 1963, foreshadowing many of the social tensions of the 1960s which the book would come to represent. Through this novel, the character of "archetypal seductive older woman" Mrs. Robinson has found a permanent niche in American cultural history. The novel was made into a hugely successful film in 1967 by Mike Nichols. Webb has stated that he never felt comfortable with the attention the movie brought him because he felt it distracted from his status as a serious artist. Webb sold the film rights for a one-off payment reported to be $20,000. He was rarely associated with the movie's publicity