Who wrote the novel  a film directed by Stacie Passon and starring an actress who began her career in "Higher Ground" is based on?
Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga ( ; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. She began her career in film in the drama "Higher Ground" (2011), and subsequently made her television debut in the FX series "" (2011). Farmiga made her stage debut in the Off-Broadway revival of the drama play "Buried Child" (2016).
A New Leaf (film) A New Leaf is a 1971 black comedy film based on the short story "The Green Heart" by Jack Ritchie, starring Elaine May, Walter Matthau, Jack Weston, George Rose, James Coco, and Doris Roberts. Better known for her collaboration as a stage comedian with "The Graduate" director Mike Nichols, May also wrote and directed (in her debut). For this film May consulted Dr. Dominick Basile, a botany professor at Columbia University. Dr. Basile wrote botanically accurate lines into the script and supplied the botanical equipment seen in the film. May also modeled Henrietta's office after his.