84 Charing Cross Road (Movie) Background & Description

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84 Charing Cross Road

'''''84, Charing Cross Road''''' is a book by Helene Hanff, published in 1970, about the long correspondence (1949 - 1969) between Hanff, a resident of New York City, and Frank Doel of the Marks & Co. bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road, London, England. A stage play, a BBC Radio play and movies have been made based on the book.

In 1975, a TV movie starred Frank Finlay and Anne Jackson. A 1987 version starred Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.

While Marks & Co. is out of business, a plaque on the building acknowledges the story.

External links

*Photo of the plaque on the building (low-resolution)
*84 Charing Cross Road - Revisited