 It went on to sell more than a million copies, was nominated for the 1955 National Book Award, adapted into a successful and long-running Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson, and was adapted for film three times, in 1956 (directed by Mervyn LeRoy), in 1985 (directed by Paul Wendkos), and in 2018 (directed by and starring Rob Lowe).March was an accomplished short story writer and published four collections of stories.The Filipino poet and critic José García Villa regarded March as "the greatest short story writer America has produced."