A Place in the Sun (1951) is based on author
Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, which in
turn was based on a real life story of love, murder, and
social mores in upstate New York. This passionate movie
won Oscars for Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Score,
Cinematography, Costume Design, and Film Editing.
Dreiser was born August 27, 1871.
A Place in the Sun
Local Hero (1983) is a comedic story about
an American oil company that sends
an executive to Scotland to buy a town
to build a refinery. The first commerical
oil well in the United States was built August 27,
1859, in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
Local Hero
GasLand (2010) is an HBO documentary about
hydraulic fracturing for gas and oil. It won an
Emmy for Directing. As noted above, the anniversary
of the first commercial oil well in the United States was in
Titusville, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1859.
GasLand
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