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Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry5/24/2023 ![]() Characters, Setting, and Plotĭriving Miss Daisy is set in Atlanta, Uhry’s hometown. The play also ran for two seasons (1988-90) at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The film received nine Academy Award nominations and won for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Makeup, and Best Screenplay. The play received a Pulitzer Prize in 1988, and in 1989 it was adapted into a film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Written by Alfred Uhry and directed by Ron Lagomarsino, the original theatrical production featured a cast including Atlanta native Dana Ivey as Miss Daisy, Morgan Freeman as Hoke, and Ray Gill as Boolie. ![]() ![]() The play Driving Miss Daisy had its New York premiere on April 15, 1987, off Broadway at the Studio Theater at Playwrights Horizons. ![]()
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