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don't call historical revisionism a "classic" anything - see Deceit
'''Inherit the Wind''' is a fictionalized and distorted account of the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]], written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee in the form of a play.
'''Inherit the Wind''' is a fictionalized and distorted account of the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]], written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee in the form of a play.
It was first presented on [[Broadway]] in 1955 and was made into a movie in 1960. It is a classic of modern theater, and was remounted on Broadway in 2008 starring Patrick Denehey and Christopher Plummer.
It was first presented on [[Broadway]] in 1955 and was made into a movie in 1960. It was remounted on Broadway in 2008 starring Patrick Denehey and Christopher Plummer.
While the events and characters portrayed in the play are based on the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]], the play's authors indicate in their preface that the play "does not pretend to be journalism. It is theatre. It is not 1925. The stage directions set the time as 'Not too long ago.' It might have been yesterday. It could be tomorrow."<ref>http://www.novelguide.com/InherittheWind/toptenquotes.html</ref>.
While the events and characters portrayed in the play are based on the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]], the play's authors indicate in their preface that the play "does not pretend to be journalism. It is theatre. It is not 1925. The stage directions set the time as 'Not too long ago.' It might have been yesterday. It could be tomorrow."<ref>http://www.novelguide.com/InherittheWind/toptenquotes.html</ref>.