David Mamet Remaking "Diary of Anne Frank"

Gina Wilhelm Actress - David Mamet Remaking "Diary of Anne Frank"

David Mamet is writing and directing a new version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" for Disney.

Mamet, of course, is the writer of "Glengarry Glen Ross" and writer and director of "State and Main."

The original stage treatment of the true story of a girl and her family hiding from Nazis was done in 1955 by husband-and-wife writing team Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich.

They won the Pulitzer Prize for their script as well as the Tony for best play.

They also wrote the script for the 1959 film adaptation and the 1967 and 1980 TV movie versions.

The film adaptation earned Shelley Winters an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She later donated her award to the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam.

Gina Wilhelm Actress