In Popular Culture
- Hume Cronyn and Susan Cooper developed a play based on this work, also entitled Foxfire (1982). It was produced on Broadway in New York, and Jessica Tandy won a Tony Award for her performance.
- The play was adapted as a TV movie by the same name, which was produced in 1987. Tandy had the same role in the film and won an Emmy Award for her performance.
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