On July 18, 1964, John Cheever published a short story in The New Yorker magazine entitled The Swimmer. The story was optioned and made into a movie released in 1968. The masterful screenplay was written by Eleanor Perry and the film was brilliantly directed by her husband, Frank Perry. The couple had already been nominated for an Oscar for their indepe…
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