<P> The Wild Party was adapted into a film version in 1975, and two stage musicals, both produced in New York City in the same 1999--2000 theater season . Michael John LaChiusa's version, directed by George C. Wolfe was mounted on Broadway and the other version, by Andrew Lippa, performed off - Broadway . The Wild Party has been translated into French, German and Spanish . </P> <P> An altered quote from the first two lines of "Part II, ch. 9" was used in the 1959 Ian Fleming novel Goldfinger, although Fleming did not credit March . He also changed the word "fiercest" to "finest". </P>

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