Editing Princeton, New Jersey (section)

==Princeton in popular culture==
{{see also|Princeton University#In fiction}}

===Film===
Princeton was the setting of the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' about the schizophrenic mathematician [[John Forbes Nash Jr. (mathematician)|John Nash]]. It was largely filmed in central New Jersey, including some Princeton locations. However, many scenes of "Princeton" were actually filmed at Fordham University's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

The 1994 film ''[[I.Q. (film)|I.Q.]]'', featuring [[Meg Ryan]], [[Tim Robbins]], and [[Walter Matthau]] as [[Albert Einstein]], was also set in Princeton and was filmed in the area. It includes some geographic stretches, including Matthau looking through a telescope from the roof of "Princeton Hospital" to see Ryan and Robbins' characters kissing on the [[Princeton Battlefield]].<ref>Longsdorf, Amy. [https://www.mcall.com/1994/12/24/picking-princeton-as-setting-for-iq-was-a-no-brainer/ "Picking Princeton As Setting For ''I.Q.'' Was A No-brainer"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', December 24, 1994. Accessed August 29, 2014. "You don't have to be a genius to figure out why Princeton was selected to be the setting for "I.Q.," a romantic comedy about the efforts of Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) to nudge his niece (Meg Ryan) into the arms of a neighborhood mechanic (Tim Robbins)."</ref>

Historical films which used Princeton as a setting but were not filmed there include ''[[Wilson (1944 film)|Wilson]]'', a 1944 biographical film about Woodrow Wilson.

In his 1989 independent feature film ''[[Stage Fright (1989)|Stage Fright]],'' independent filmmaker [[Brad Mays]] shot a drama class scene in the Princeton High School auditorium, using PHS students as extras. On October 18, 2013, Mays' feature documentary ''[[I Grew Up in Princeton]]'' had its premiere showing at Princeton High School. The film, described in one Princeton newspaper as a "deeply personal 'coming-of-age story' that yields perspective on the role of perception in a town that was split racially, economically and sociologically",<ref>Arntzenius, Linda. [http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2013/10/09/phs-grad-filmmaker-back-in-town-for-premier-of-princeton-documentary/ "PHS Grad, Filmmaker Back in Town For Premier of Princeton Documentary"], ''[[Town Topics (newspaper)|Town Topics]]''. Accessed November 22, 2014.</ref> is a portrayal of life in the venerable university town during the tumultuous period of the late sixties through the early seventies.

Scenes from the beginning of ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]'' (2007) were filmed on the Princeton University campus.

Parts of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' were filmed in Princeton. Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf were filming on Princeton University campus for two days during the summer of 2008.

Scenes from the 2008 movie ''[[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]]'' were filmed in Princeton.

===TV and radio===
The 1938 [[Orson Welles]] radio broadcast of ''[[The War of the Worlds (radio)|The War of the Worlds]]'', is set partly in nearby [[Grover's Mill, New Jersey|Grover's Mill]], and includes a fictional professor from Princeton University as a main character, but the action never moves directly into Princeton.

The 1980 television miniseries ''[[Oppenheimer (TV miniseries)|Oppenheimer]]'' is partly set in Princeton.

[[George Lucas]]'s ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles|Young Indiana Jones]]'' television series, a spin-off of the ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' film franchise, showcases Princeton in three episodes. Princeton is the hometown of the main character, [[archaeologist]] and adventurer [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]], whose father, [[Henry Jones, Sr.]] is a university professor. Princeton features prominently in the episodes "Spring Break Adventure" and "Winds of Change," though the Princeton scenes were actually filmed in [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0250198/ |title=The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure |work=IMDb |access-date=November 28, 2023 |date=1999 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TheRaider.net - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |url=http://www.theraider.net/films/young_indy/chapter_19.php |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.theraider.net}}</ref>

The TV show ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' was set in Princeton, at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, and establishing shots for the hospital display the [[Frist Campus Center]] of [[Princeton University]]. The actual University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro opened on May 22, 2012, exactly one day after the finale of ''House'' aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princetonhcs.org/phcs-home/whats-happening/phcs-news--information/phcs-news.aspx/d=5793/title=university-medical-center-of-princeton-at-plainsboro-welcomes-first-patients-to-new-hospital|title=PHCS News|access-date=October 9, 2012|archive-date=July 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723112123/https://www.princetonhcs.org/phcs-home/whats-happening/phcs-news--information/phcs-news.aspx/d=5793/title=university-medical-center-of-princeton-at-plainsboro-welcomes-first-patients-to-new-hospital|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Literature===
[[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]'s literary debut, ''[[This Side of Paradise]]'', is a loosely autobiographical story of his years at Princeton University.

Princeton University's Creative Writing program includes several nationally and internationally prominent writers, making the community a hub of contemporary literature.

Many of [[Richard Ford]]'s novels are set in Haddam, New Jersey, a fictionalized Princeton.<ref name=Haddam/>

[[Joyce Carol Oates]]' 2004 novel ''Take Me, Take Me With You'' (written pseudonymously as Lauren Kelly) is set in Princeton.<ref>Altmann, Jennifer Greenstein. [https://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/04/1011/2a.shtml "Oates chooses fresh identity but familiar setting for novel"], ''Princeton Weekly Bulletin'', October 11, 2004. Accessed August 29, 2014. "Princeton is the setting for the novel ''Take Me, Take Me With You'' (Ecco) published under the name Lauren Kelly, who is described on the book jacket as 'the pseudonym of a bestselling and award-winning author.'"</ref>

New Jersey author [[Judy Blume]] set her novel ''[[Superfudge]]'' in Princeton.<ref>[http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/superfudge#cart/cleanup ''Superfudge'' by Judy Blume], Scholastic. Accessed August 29, 2014. "Well, Peter soon finds out that his mom is pregnant and the family is going to move to Princeton, New Jersey."</ref>

===Music===
All of the members of [[Blues Traveler]], as well as [[Chris Barron]], lead singer of the [[Spin Doctors]], are from Princeton and were high school friends.<ref>Rein, Richard K. [https://communitynews.org/2016/05/31/how-john-popper-and-blues-traveler-blew-their-way-to-stardom-starting-with-princeton-highs-studio-band/ "How John Popper and Blues Traveler blew their way to stardom"], ''Community News'', May 31, 2016. Accessed June 25, 2020.</ref>