In the mid-1960s, a treatment of Patricia Highsmith's novel was written for the screen, with Lana Turner envisioned as the title character. It is unclear whether Turner was ever approached about the role, but her involvement would have generated great controversy, given the impossibility of a mainstream star playing a lesbian in a film of this era. A previous treatment of the novel, written in 1952, had altered the name and gender of the title character from "Carol" to "Carl" in order to adhere to the strict Hays Code which was in force at the time. In the end, however, this version did not make it to the screen either, and it would be over 60 years until the novel was finally adapted successfully in 2015.
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