Information 10 Days In A Mad-House: ANNOUNCED

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10 Days In A Mad-House

Kate Mara (“House of Cards,” “Fantastic Four”) is set to star in and executive produce a currently untitled drama series based on Nellie Bly’s novel “10 Days In A Mad-House”.

Entertainment One, Danjaq and The Frederick Zollo Company will produce.

“Jacob’s Ladder” scribe Sarah Thorp will pen potential drama series about the experiences of the first ever female undercover journalist Nellie Bly (Mara).

Bly feigned insanity and got herself committed to Blackwell’s Island Asylum to report on the conditions first-hand.

 

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Nelly Bly Song....


Stephen Foster's song was published in 1850, and was very popular (and is enjoyed to this day).

Elizabeth Cochran (1864-1922) joined the staff of the Pittsburgh Dispatch in 1885, and took the name Nellie Bly from the song.

The spelling "Nellie" was an editorial error, and stuck throughout Cochran(e)'s writings.

 

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There turns out to have been a movie already.....