- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- The Three Faces of Eve
- Creator:
- Morris, Susan D.
- Date of Original:
- 2007-08-03
- Subject:
- Motion pictures--United States
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States
Actresses--United States
Mental illness in motion pictures
Film adaptations
Mental illness
Multiple personality
Books--United States
Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
Thigpen, Corbett H. (Corbett Hilsman), 1919-
Cleckley, Hervey M. (Hervey Milton), 1903- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Three Faces of Eve. The Three Faces of Eve, both a best-selling book and a major motion picture, is the true story of a young housewife who suffered from multiple personality disorder (MPD). Her psychiatrists, Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, published the book in 1957, and a film adaptation was released that same year. Produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson, a Georgia native, the film featured another Georgian, Joanne Woodward, in the title role.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/the-three-faces-of-eve/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
