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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1960s

A list of one hundred books that were adapted into movies in the 1960s, including some you may not have known were books first.
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The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
1
Alistair MacLean
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
2
Arthur Conan Doyle
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
3
Boris Pasternak
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
4
Charles Portis
The Graduate (Charles Webb)
The Graduate
5
Charles Webb
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
6
D.H. Lawrence
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
7
Daniel Defoe
Seconds (David Ely)
Seconds
8
David Ely
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
9
Dodie Smith
Cool Hand Luke (Donn Pearce)
Cool Hand Luke
10
Donn Pearce
Lisa and David (Dr Theodore Issac Rubin)
Lisa and David
11
Dr Theodore Issac Rubin
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
12
Dr. Seuss
The Dirty Dozen (E.M. Nathanson)
The Dirty Dozen
13
E.M. Nathanson
To Sir, With Love (E.R. Braithwaite)
To Sir, With Love
14
E.R. Braithwaite
The Pawnbroker (Edward Lewis Wallant)
The Pawnbroker
15
Edward Lewis Wallant
Greyfriars Bobby (Eleanor Atkinson)
Greyfriars Bobby
16
Eleanor Atkinson
Pollyanna (Eleanor H. Porter)
Pollyanna
17
Eleanor H. Porter
The Flight of the Phoenix (Elleston Trevor)
The Flight of the Phoenix
18
Elleston Trevor
The Parent Trap (Erich Kastner)
The Parent Trap
19
Erich Kastner
Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)
Emil and the Detectives
20
Erich Kästner
Fail-Safe (Eugene Burdick & Harveywheeler)
Fail-Safe
21
Eugene Burdick & Harveywheeler
Bunny Lake Is Missing (Evelyn Piper)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
22
Evelyn Piper
A Mule for the Marquesa (Frank O'Rourke)
A Mule for the Marquesa
23
Frank O'Rourke
Savage Sam (Fred Gipson)
Savage Sam
24
Fred Gipson
The First Men in the Moon (H.G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
25
H.G. Wells
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
26
H.G. Wells
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
27
Harper Lee
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Henry Farrell)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
28
Henry Farrell
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones
29
Henry Fielding
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
30
Henry James
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
31
Horace McCoy
Spartacus (Howard Fast)
Spartacus
32
Howard Fast
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Ian Fleming)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
33
Ian Fleming
Dr. No (Ian Fleming)
Dr. No
34
Ian Fleming
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
35
Ian Fleming
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger
36
Ian Fleming
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Ian Fleming)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
37
Ian Fleming
Thunderball (Ian Fleming)
Thunderball
38
Ian Fleming
You Only Live Twice (Ian Fleming)
You Only Live Twice
39
Ian Fleming
A Tiger Walks (Ian Niall)
A Tiger Walks
40
Ian Niall
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