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Q&A Can anyone provide any recent examples of characters which first appeared in a short story, eventually becoming major TV or Film properties?

"Brokeback Mountain" is a short story from Annie Proulx which became a major film. Sherlock Holmes appeared in 56 short stories, and has reportedly been played on TV more than any other single cha...

posted 8y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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"Brokeback Mountain" is a short story from Annie Proulx which became a major film.

Sherlock Holmes appeared in 56 short stories, and has reportedly been played on TV more than any other single character.

Stephen King's book _Different Seasons_ has four novellas, three of which became movies: "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" became _The Shawshank Redemption,_ "Apt Pupil" became _Apt Pupil,_ and "The Body" became _Stand by Me._ (I'm going to assume you don't count _Creepshow_ because it adapted several King stories.)

**ETA** Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" has spawned both films and the current TV series _Sleepy Hollow,_ with Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie.

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