[PAR] [TLE] The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner [SEP] "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" is a short story by Alan Sillitoe, published in 1959 as part of a short story collection of the same name.  The work focuses on Smith, a poor Nottingham teenager from a dismal home in a working class area, who has bleak prospects in life and few interests beyond petty crime.  The boy turns to long-distance running as a method of both an emotional and a physical escape from his situation.  The story was adapted for a 1962 film of the same title, with Sillitoe writing the screenplay and Tony Richardson directing.  The part of Smith (now called Colin) was played by Tom Courtenay. [PAR] [TLE] Tony Richardson [SEP] Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades.  In 1964 he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film "Tom Jones".
[PAR] [TLE] The Loneliness of the Long - Distance Runner [ SEP ] " The Loneliness of the Long - Distance Runner " is a short story by Alan Sillitoe , published in 1959 as part of a short story collection of the same name . The work focuses on Smith , a poor Nottingham teenager from a dismal home in a working class area , who has bleak prospects in life and few interests beyond petty crime . The boy turns to long - distance running as a method of both an emotional and a physical escape from his situation . The story was adapted for a 1962 film of the same title , with Sillitoe writing the screenplay and Tony Richardson directing . The part of Smith ( now called Colin ) was played by Tom Courtenay . [PAR] [TLE] Tony Richardson [ SEP ] Cecil Antonio " Tony " Richardson ( 5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991 ) was an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades . In 1964 he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film " Tom Jones " .
What author wrote a short story that was adapted for a film by an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades?
What author wrote a short story that was adapted for a film by an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades ?
Alan Sillitoe
Alan Sillitoe