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Yes. The Graduate (1963) was written by American author Charles Webb shortly after he graduated from Williams College.

Those who have both seen the movie and read the novel say that the movie closely follows the novel, sometimes almost verbatim. One difference that has been noted is that the Ben of the novel is a stronger and more forceful character than Ben as portrayed by Dustin Hoffman.

Two possible reasons that have been suggested are (1) Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) wanted Ben (Dustin Hoffman all to herself, and (2) Mrs R wanted the best for Elaine (Katharine Ross), meaning that she didn't want her daughter to fall for someone who would have an affair with a married woman.

It's the United Methodist Church in LaVerne, CA.