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Merton of the Movies (novel)

Merton of the Movies is a comic novel by Harry Leon Wilson. It was adapted into a stage play and three films. Wilson, a writer and novelist, wrote the book after a brief stint in Hollywood. Merton of the Movies was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1919[1] and published as a book in 1922. Thomas Hischak described Merton of the Movies as a "light-hearted romp" with characters "cartoonish but endearing".[2] According to American novelist Gertrude Stein, Merton of the Movies is "the best description of America that has ever been done".[3] The novel sold millions of copies[2] and has been adapted to other media several times.

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  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hischak was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Gertrude, Stein (1993). Everybody's Autobiography. Cambridge, MA Exact Change. p. 296.

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