The alcohol myopia model predicts that, due to alcohol's impact on attention, the behavior of intoxicated individuals will become increasingly directed by salient cues.
The book, which appeared in 2010, has now become a film, directed by Susanna White.
And even before Mr. Schulberg's notoriety during the McCarthy era, he had written a scathing indictment of showbiz in the 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run?," which is slated to become a movie directed by Ben Stiller.
Mr. Carmichael also starred in the astringent comedy "School for Scoundrels," with Terry-Thomas Alastairtair Sim, about a sweetheart of a guy who takes lessons to become more cutthroat, directed by Robert Hamer ("Kind Hearts and Coronets").
In his 20s, he began his acting career in The Alchemist, with the Oxford Players, and toured in numerous plays, culminating, in 1955, with Mourning Becomes Electra, directed by Peter Hall.
In 1993 it became a movie directed by Robert De Niro, with a full cast including Mr. De Niro and Joe Pesci.
In 2010, Mr Nice became a film, directed by Bernard Rose and starring Marks's friend Rhys Ifans.
APRIL 6 -- "The Day I Became a Woman," directed by Marziyeh Meshkini, about three generations of Iranian women.
It was turned into "Exodus," a popular 1958 book by Leon Uris, which two years later became a film directed by Otto Preminger.
