Video interview: Eleanor Perry (David and Lisa, Diary of a Mad Housewife)

Eleanor Perry was an Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning writer who worked in the entertainment business for three decades. Her writing credits include David and Lisa (1962), The Swimmer (1968), Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), and The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973).

This three-part interview is from the wonderful 1984 series “Word Into Image” from the American Film Foundation.


Part One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP7XDKJzKfU


Part Two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncK-QpOQn30

Part Three


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLRfykQ9s2E