▁her ▁mother ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁story ▁editor ; ▁her ▁father ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( U CLA ), ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁her ▁future ▁husband , ▁Ir ving ▁Rav etch . ▁Having ▁graduated ▁at ▁different ▁times ▁from ▁U CLA , ▁the ▁two ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁young ▁writers ' ▁training ▁program ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁but ▁worked ▁independently ▁for ▁over ▁ten ▁years , ▁with ▁Frank ▁writing ▁for ▁projects ▁such ▁as ▁A ▁Re ally ▁Import ant ▁Person ▁( short , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ), ▁Wh i pl ash ▁( 1 9 4 8 ) ▁and ▁Run ▁for ▁Cover ▁( 1 9 5 5 ). ▁The ▁couple ▁first ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁the ▁script ▁of ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁William ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Ham let ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁The ▁Long , ▁Hot ▁Summer ▁( 1 9 5 8 ), ▁although ▁Frank ▁later ▁said , ▁" in ▁the ▁end , ▁we ▁created ▁mostly ▁new ▁material , ▁so ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁really ▁a ▁true ▁adaptation ". ▁ ▁Coll abor ations ▁▁ ▁Martin ▁R itt , ▁having ▁directed ▁The ▁Long , ▁Hot ▁Summer ▁on ▁suggestion ▁by ▁Rav etch , ▁then ▁directed ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁next ▁collaboration , ▁The ▁Sound ▁and ▁the ▁F ury ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁once ▁again ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁a ▁William ▁Fa ulk ner ▁novel . ▁Frank ▁and ▁Rav etch