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     • The movie The Lady in the Van, now on general release in Sydney, is based on a true story. Maggie Smith plays the eccentric Miss Shepherd, who lived in a yellow van in the driveway of playwright Alan Bennett for 15 years, in London in the 1970s.
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   Is the lady in the van based on a true story?

   • The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British [ 3] comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett .

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   Who plays Shepherd in 'the lady in the Van'?

   • One neighbor, playwright Alan Bennett, took a particular interest in Shepherd and invited her to move her van into his driveway. She stayed there for 15 years. A new film, The Lady in the Van, tells Shepherd's story. It was adapted from Bennett's memoir and play about his guest, and it stars Alex Jennings as Bennett and Maggie Smith as Shepherd.

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   Is there a 'female husband' based on a true story?

   • It’s been since there have been police and since there has been mass media,” she says, pointing to the story of Charles Hamilton, who was outed, arrested and charged with fraud in the 18th century, and whose story was sensationalized in a short novella called The Female Husband.

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   Why is 'the lady in the van' so flawed?

   • Jesse Hassenger, of The A.V. Club was critical, stating The Lady in the Van is flawed because the film is "supposed to be revealing Bennett, not Shepherd"; a fact that many "will be reminded of before the film’s end".

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3. time.com › 5935209The True Story Behind HBO's 'The Lady and the Dale' | TIME

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   Feb 3, 2021 · Although not public knowledge in 1974, Carmichael was a transgender woman with a colorful backstory; she had a history of crime, and had been on the run from the authorities for several years,...

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   Jan 29, 2021 · 'The Lady and the Dale': Inside the Wild True Story of Liz Carmichael, Trans Pioneer and Con Woman. HBO. By Stacy Lambe. Published: 11:46 AM PST, January 29, 2021. Co-director Zackary Drucker...

5. www.biography.com › crime-figure › elizabeth-carmichaelElizabeth Carmichael - Documentary, Dale & Facts - Biography

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   Jan 29, 2021 · Elizabeth Carmichael, born c. 1928 (some sources say 1937), was a transgender woman who in 1974 launched a California-based car company promoting the Dale, a three-wheeled vehicle that claimed...

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   It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (mostly [6]) true story of his interactions with Mary Shepherd, an elderly woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his driveway in north London for 15 years.

7. www.esquire.com › entertainment › moviesWhat Happened to Liz Carmichael - The True Story of ... - Esquire

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   Jan 31, 2021 · Liz Carmichael Promised the World a Three-Wheeled Car. The True Story Was Much More Complicated. The new HBO docuseries The Lady and the Dale details a fascinating and tragic attempt to...

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8. www.npr.org › 2015/12/12 › 459212329Interview: Alan Bennett And Nicholas Hytner On 'The Lady In ...

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   Dec 12, 2015 · When Alan Bennett invited Mary Shepherd to move into his driveway, he thought she'd only be there for three months. After she died, he turned Shepherd's story into a memoir, a play and now...

9. allthatsinteresting.com › girl-in-the-box-colleenThe Horrifying Story Of Colleen Stan — ‘The Girl In The Box’

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   Apr 29, 2023 · The car eventually drove to a house where Colleen Stan was led downstairs to a cellar and subjected to horrifying forms of torture. “The girl in the box” was tied to the ceiling by her wrists and then beaten, electrocuted, whipped, and burned.