Something to Live For (film)

Something to Live For is a 1952 American drama film starring Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, and Teresa Wright, directed by George Stevens, and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Dwight Taylor was the first to focus on the Alcoholics Anonymous program as a means of overcoming an addiction to liquor.

Screenwriter Dwight Taylor based the character of Jenny on his mother, noted stage actress Laurette Taylor, whose struggle with alcoholism kept her from acting for years at a time. She was a longtime friend of directorproducer George Stevens uncle, theatre critic Ashton Stevens.Joan Fontaine, in San Francisco for the films premiere, told reporters Jenny Carey was one of her more difficult roles partly because Ive never been drunk. In order to achieve a convincing performance, she said, I talked to members of Alcoholics Anonymous and watched my friends at cocktail parties. ........

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