Lust for Life is based on a 1934 novel.
Lust for Life ( 1956 ) is a MGM ( Metrocolor ) biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh , based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Irving Stone and adapted by Norman Corwin . Lust for Life ( 1934 ) is a biographical novel written by Irving Stone based on the life of the famous Dutch painter , Vincent van Gogh , and his hardships .