From print to film can be a real fish story

Re your article about successful transitions from the printed page to film [“Page-Turners to Blockbusters,” by Susan King, May 18]: One of my favorite films adapted from a novel is “The Ice Storm.” Many films from the ‘30s and ‘40s were based on novels or short stories. “The Letter” (starring Bette Davis) was from a play by W. Somerset Maugham. Although Hemingway’s books were made into films ranging from good to laughable, the best of the lot was “The Old Man and the Sea.”

ROXANE WINKLER

Sherman Oaks