- Novel: "Look Homeward, Angel" (filmed as Schau heimwärts, Engel (1961))
- Short story: "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn"
- Novel: "Days in the Yellow Leaf" (filmed as Days in the Yellow Leaf (1989))
- Novel: "You Can't Go Home Again" (filmed as You Can't Go Home Again (1979))
- (1957- ). Broadway adaptions: Thomas Wolfe died on 15 Sep 1938 and no Broadway adaptions of his work were staged during his lifetime. The following posthumous productions are listed:
- (1957) Stage Play: Look Homeward, Angel. Drama. Written by Ketti Frings. Based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe [posthumous credit]. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Motley. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Directed by George Roy Hill. Ethel Barrymore Theatre (moved to The 54th Street Theatre 9 Mar 1959- close): 28 Nov 1959- 4 Apr 1959 (564 performances). Cast: Hugh Griffith (as "W.O. Gant"), Anthony Perkins (as "Eugene Gant"), Jo Van Fleet (as "Eliza Gant"), Arthur Hill (as "Ben Gant"), Frances Hyland (as "Laura James"), Joseph Bernard, Clifford Cothren, Mary Farrell, Julia Johnston, Victor Kilian (as "Dr. McGuire"), Elizabeth Lawrence, Dwight Marfield, Rosemary Murphy, Bibi Osterwald (as "Madame Elizabeth"), Tom Flatley Reynolds, Jack Sheehan, Leonard Stone (as "Hugh Barton"), Arthur Storch (as "Luke Gant"), Florence Sundstrom (as "Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert"), Susan Torrey. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Theatre 200, Inc. Note: Won 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Ketti Frings). Major Broadway hit.
- (1978) Stage Play: Angel. Musical. Book by Ketti Frings and Peter Udell. From the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Ketti Frings. Based on the novel "Look Homeward, Angel" by Thomas Wolfe. Music by Gary Geld. Lyrics by Peter Udell. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Director: William Cox. Dance arrangements by William Cox. Choreographed by Robert Tucker. Directed by Philip Rose. Minskoff Theatre: 10 May 1978- 13 May 1978 (5 performances + 6 previews that began on 4 May 1978). Produced by Philip Rose and Ellen Madison. Associate Producer: Karen Wald and Norman Main.
- (Summer 1994) His play, "Look Howard, Angel," was performed at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. Eben C. Henson was artistic director.
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