SWARTHOUT, Glendon.
Where the Boys Are.
First edition of Glendon Swarthout's Where the Boys Are
New York: Random House, 1960.
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First edition of the author's classic novel, the basis for the 1960 American comedy film of the same name which popularized the 'spring break' pilgrimage to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Harry and Marion Zelenko.
Produced in 1960 and based on Glendon Swarthout's novel, Where the Boys Are was one of the first teen films to explore adolescent sexuality and the changing sexual morals and attitudes among American college youth. Aimed at the teen market, it inspired many American college students to head to Fort Lauderdale for their annual spring break. It won Laurel Awards for Best Comedy of the Year and Best Comedy Actress (Paula Prentiss). The kind of cool modern jazz (or west coast jazz) popularized by such acts as Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, and Chico Hamilton, then in the vanguard of the college music market, features in a number of scenes in the film.
Where the Boys Are.
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