Liliom is a 1909 play by Ferenc Molnár, famous as the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. Ferenc Molnár (b. ... Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ...

Liliom, Molnar's most famous play, concerns Liliom, a tough, cocky carousel barker who falls in love with Julie, a young woman who works as a maid. When both lose their jobs and Julie discovers that she is pregnant, Liliom, unbeknownst to Julie, agrees to participate with his friend Ficsúr, a criminal, in a holdup to obtain money to provide for the child. The holdup is a disaster, but Ficsúr escapes, and Liliom kills himself to avoid capture. He is sent to a fiery place, presumably Purgatory. Sixteen years later, he is allowed to return to earth for one day to do a good deed for his now teenage daughter, whom he has never met. He fails in the attempt, and is presumably sent to Hell. The ending, though, focuses on Julie, who obviously remembers Liliom fondly. // Occupation A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a carnival, by exhorting passing public, describing attractions of show and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other feature believed to incite listeners to attend entertainment. ...

The play was a failure in Hungary when it was staged there in 1909, but not when it was staged on Broadway in English (1921), starring Joseph Schildkraut and Eva Le Gallienne. They also starred in the first revival, in 1932. In 1940, a second revival, starring Burgess Meredith and Ingrid Bergman, played New York. In 1945, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote Carousel, an Americanized musical adaptation, which became one of the great classics of musical theatre. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Schildkraut (March 22, 1896 – January 21, 1964) was a film actor. ... Eva Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a well-known actress, producer, and director, during the first half of the 20th century. ... Burgess Meredith in Probe (1972) Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was a versatile American actor who played Rocky Balboas trainer Mickey in the Rocky films and the Penguin in the television series Batman. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ... The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in history. ...

Even though the musical adaptation took liberties with Molnar's play, changing the ending so that the ex-barker is successful in his return to Earth, Molnar applauded Carousel.

Liliom has been filmed several times. The most notable non-musical film version was the 1934 French film, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Charles Boyer and Madeleine Ozeray. Lang, however, changed Molnar's pessimistic final scene into something more hopeful. The play has also been adapted for both Austrian and German television. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Friedrich Anton Christian Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known émigrés from Germanys school of expressionism. ... Charles Boyer in Love Affair Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a French actor. ...

Carousel was made into a De Luxe color film by 20th-Century Fox in 1956, starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. The movie version of the hit musical failed to attract wide public attention at the time, although its soundtrack album was a best-seller and remains so to this day, but it has since taken its rightful place as one of the Rodgers and Hammerstein film classics. A television adaptation of Carousel, starring Robert Goulet and an unknown singer-actress named Mary Grover, aired in 1967 on the American Broadcasting Company network. Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ... Albert Gordon MacRae (born 12 March 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey, – died 24 January 1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s. ... Shirley Jones, in a still from the opening credits of The Partridge Family Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the television series The Partridge Family... A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music from a particular feature film. ... Robert Gerard Goulet (b. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...