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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1960s - Page 2

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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Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
41
Ira Levin
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
42
Irving Stone
Goodbye Mr Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye Mr Chips
43
James Hilton
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
44
James Joyce
Tunes of Glory (James Kennaway)
Tunes of Glory
45
James Kennaway
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
Midnight Cowboy
46
James Leo Herlihy
Nomads of the North (James Oliver Curwood)
Nomads of the North
47
James Oliver Curwood
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus (James Ottis)
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus
48
James Ottis
Big Red (Jim Kjelgaard)
Big Red
49
Jim Kjelgaard
Swiss Family Robinson (Johann Wyss)
Swiss Family Robinson
50
Johann Wyss
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night
51
John Ball
The Executioners (John D. MacDonald)
The Executioners
52
John D. MacDonald
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
53
John Fowles
The Sundowners (Jon Cleary)
The Sundowners
54
Jon Cleary
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
55
Jonathan Swift
Bon Voyage (Joseph and Merrijane Hayes)
Bon Voyage
56
Joseph and Merrijane Hayes
Born Free (Joy Adamson)
Born Free
57
Joy Adamson
The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
58
Jules Verne
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
59
Katherine Anne Porter
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass By
60
Larry McMurtry
Captain Newman, M.D. (Leo Rosten)
Captain Newman, M.D.
61
Leo Rosten
A Jest of God (Margaret Laurence)
A Jest of God
62
Margaret Laurence
The Moon-Spinners (Mary Stewart)
The Moon-Spinners
63
Mary Stewart
Off-Islanders (Nathaniel Benchley)
Off-Islanders
64
Nathaniel Benchley
Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzaki)
Zorba the Greek
65
Nikos Kazantzaki
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
66
P.L. Travers
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
67
Patricia Highsmith
Swiftwater (Paul Annixter)
Swiftwater
68
Paul Annixter
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
69
Paul Brickhill
Thomasina (Paul Gallico)
Thomasina
70
Paul Gallico
Red Alert (Peter George)
Red Alert
71
Peter George
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
72
Philip Roth
Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle)
Planet of the Apes
73
Pierre Boulle
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
74
Ray Bradbury
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
75
Richard Condon
The Cincinnati Kid (Richard Jessup)
The Cincinnati Kid
76
Richard Jessup
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
77
Richard Matheson
The Sand Pebbles (Richard McKenna)
The Sand Pebbles
78
Richard McKenna
The Hunter (Richard Stark)
The Hunter
79
Richard Stark
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
80
Robert Bloch
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