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The play takes place around the Fourth Of July , 1906 , and focuses on the Miller family of Connecticut . The main plot deals with the middle son, 17-year-old Richard, and his Coming Of Age . The title derives from Quatrain XI of Edward Fitzgerald 's translation of the Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam , which is one of Richard's favorite poems. ''Ah, Wilderness'' was made into a 1935 Movie directed by Clarence Brown , starring Wallace Beery , Lionel Barrymore , Eric Linden , and Cecilia Parker , with a young Mickey Rooney in the central role. EXTERNAL LINKS
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