The place is the Deep South, the time is 1948 just prior to the Civil Rights movement. Daisy Werthan, a 72-year old wealthy Jewish widow, is determined to maintain her independence. However, after crashing her car, Daisy’s son, Boolie, arranges for her to have a chauffeur, an African-American driver named Hoke Colburn.
Hoke, who Daisy immediately regards with disdain, is not impressed with his employer’s patronizing tone. Despite their mutual differences, over the course of 25 years the two gradually form a close friendship, one that transcends racial prejudices and social conventions.
Driving Miss Daisy, written by Alfred Uhry, was produced and published in 1987. The play won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Uhry also won an Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation in the 1989 movie of the same title, which starred Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman.
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