The Bad Seed is a 1954 novel by American writer William March, the last of his major works published before his death. Nominated for the 1955 National Book Award for Fiction, The Bad Seed tells the story of a mother's realization that her young daughter is a murderer. Its enormous critical and commercial success was largely realized after March's death only one month after publication. In 1954, the novel was adapted into a successful and long-running Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson and into an Academy Award-nominated film directed by Mervyn LeRoy in 1956.
| Author | William March |
| Publisher | Rinehart & Company |
| Preceded by | October Island (1952) |
| Followed by | A William March Omnibus (1956) |
About The Bad Seed
Lifetime original television film in which a single parent and a nanny believe the adolescent daughter is a ruthless killer.
Achievement of The Bad Seed
The Rob Lowe-directed thriller is based on William March's 1954 novel, the 1954 play and the 1956 film all of the same name.
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Latest information about The Bad Seed updated on July 28 2021.
