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...Segal reached the height of fame as a professional writer with “Love Story.” Originally conceived as a screenplay, “Love Story?? first appeared in novel form and enjoyed a lengthy presence on The New York Times bestseller list, selling millions of copies. The 1970 film version, starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw, grossed almost $200 million and has been said to have rescued then-struggling Paramount Pictures from financial collapse...
...resident of Dunster House at the time, Segal admitted to using at least two students he had met in the house as models for the story??s protagonist: former Vice President Al Gore ’69 and actor Tommy Lee Jones ’69, roommates who lived near Segal...
While Segal authored numerous other scholarly and fictional titles, among other accomplishments, the line that concludes “Love Story??—”Love means never having to say you’re sorry”—has decidedly written his name onto the annals of popular culture...
...Shakespeare’s play is inherently flawed, from its undeserved redemption of Leontes (here, Ezekiel) to the dull romance between Perdita and Florizel (now Rain and Tariq). However, in his adaptation, Weiner makes no attempt to remedy any of the source story??s faults. Instead, he offers pat lines that tackily acknowledge the tale’s weaknesses. While these little fixes are cloyingly cute, they hardly improve upon the story; in fact, they actually highlight its failings...
...were cut from more conventional productions, this version is actually quite traditional in terms of its content. Few changes seem to have been made to the script, and the visual aspects of the show—the costumes, the set design, the choreography—remain true to the story??s original tone...