9 6 7 ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁star red ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁celebr ity ▁cou ples ▁of ▁their ▁era ; ▁Mary ▁Pick ford ▁and ▁Douglas ▁Fair b anks ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Richard ▁Bur ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁On ▁television , ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁adaptation ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁BBC ▁Television ▁Shakespeare ▁version , ▁directed ▁by ▁Jonathan ▁Miller ▁and ▁st arring ▁John ▁Cle ese ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Bad el . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁re work ed ▁numerous ▁times ▁for ▁both ▁cinema ▁and ▁television . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁known ▁adapt ations ▁include ▁K iss ▁Me ▁Kate , ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁film ic ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Cole ▁Por ter ' s ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁musical ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁play , ▁Mc L into ck ! ▁( 1 9 6 3 ), ▁Il ▁Bis bet ico ▁Dom ato ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁ 1 0 ▁Things ▁I ▁H ate ▁About ▁You ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁Del iver ▁Us ▁from ▁Eva ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁I si ▁Life ▁Me in ... ! ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Sil ent ▁era ▁The ▁earliest ▁cin ematic ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁D . W . ▁Griff ith ' s ▁eleven - min ute ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew , ▁made ▁for ▁Bi ograph ▁in ▁ 1 9 0