Editing How Green Was My Valley (section)

==Adaptations==
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The 1941 Hollywood film adaptation, which was highly successful, had a cast that included [[Walter Pidgeon]], [[Maureen O'Hara]], [[Anna Lee]], [[Roddy McDowall]] (as Huw), [[Donald Crisp]], and [[Barry Fitzgerald]]. None of the leading players was Welsh (though Welsh actor Rhys Williams made his screen debut in the film in a minor role). Directed by John Ford, ''How Green Was My Valley'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]]. ''How Green Was My Valley'' is available on DVD from [[20th Century Fox]] as part of their 20th Century Fox Studio Classics collection.

The book has twice been adapted by the [[BBC]] for television, in 1960 and 1975. The [[How Green Was My Valley (1960 TV series)|1960 adaptation]] featured [[Eynon Evans]], [[Rachel Thomas (actress)|Rachel Thomas]] and [[Glyn Houston]]. The [[How Green Was My Valley (mini-series)|1975 production]], scripted by [[Elaine Morgan]], starred [[Stanley Baker]], [[Siân_Phillips|(Dame) Siân Phillips]], and [[Nerys Hughes]].

The novel was adapted as a Broadway musical, called ''[[A Time for Singing]]'', which opened at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on 21 May 1966. The music was by John Morris; book and lyrics were by Gerald Freedman and John Morris. The production was directed by Mr. Freedman, and it starred Ivor Emmanuel, Tessie O'Shea, Shani Wallis, and Laurence Naismith.

A stage version, adapted by [[Shaun McKenna]] was performed at the [[Royal Theatre (Northampton)|Theatre Royal]] in [[Northampton]] in 1990.  It marked the stage debut of [[Aled Jones]] as the teenage Huw. It was directed by [[Michael Napier Brown]] and designed by Ray Lett.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shaunmckenna.net/#/how-green-was-my-valley/4559746578 |title=HOME - Shaun McKenna |access-date=10 April 2013 |archive-date=27 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227014416/http://shaunmckenna.net/#/how-green-was-my-valley/4559746578 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

In 2017, the book was also adapted as a short film, parts of which are shown in the music video<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/564107696/alt-j-make-a-breathtaking-short-film-for-pleader|title=alt-J Make A Breathtaking Short Film For 'Pleader'|website=Npr.org|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}}</ref> for the song Pleader<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2017/11/15/alt-j-pleader-video-epic-share|title=Alt-J essentially make their own period drama for their 'Pleader' video|website=Diymag.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> by the band [[alt-J]].