The story of a spunky orphan who communicates with her benefactor through letters hasn't missed a beat since "Daddy-Long-Legs" hit bookshelves in 1912. The novel was adapted by author Jean Webster into a Broadway play in 1914 before it began a long run of screen versions, including a 1919 silent film starring Mary Pickford, a 1931 film starring Janet Gaynor and a 1955 musical vehicle for Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM on March 8, 2017