Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation

by Beverly Gray

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"An exploration of The Graduate's influence on filmmaking and how the movie both reflected and changed a generation's views of sex, work, and marriage"--

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Beverly Gray has been an assistant professor of English at the University of Southern California and is currently an instructor for UCLA Extension's screenwriting program.

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