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John Glennon (writer And Actor)
John Glennon (born 1931) is an American stage actor, writer, screenwriter, and playwright. Career As an actor, his notable Broadway credits include roles in productions of '' Saint Joan, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Richard III, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Taming of the Shrew,'' and ''King Richard II'', and he was stage manager on ''How to Be a Jewish Mother''. Glennon sold his first script to CBC in 1957, when he was performing in '' Saint Joan'' on Broadway. He is known for his television writing credits on ''Armchair Mystery Theatre'', ''Armchair Theatre'', ''Ruth'' and ''Rope'' (both 1959)'', ITV Play of the Week'' (from 1957 - 1961)'', Playdate, BBC Sunday-Night Play,'' and ''Encounter''. He travelled to Melbourne on 8 August 1959 to present two plays for GTV-9, starting with ''Ruth,'' which was a part of ''Shell Presents'' and directed by Rod Kinnear''.'' He was also to help coach Australian writers and producers on US drama techniques. The producers wanted Lynda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Joan (play)
''Saint Joan'' is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. Premiering in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church, the play reflects Shaw's belief that the people involved in Joan's trial acted according to what they thought was right. He wrote in his preface to the play: There are no villains in the piece. Crime, like disease, is not interesting: it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all here isabout it. It is what men do at their best, with good intentions, and what normal men and women find that they must and will do in spite of their intentions, that really concern us. Michael Holroyd has characterised the play as "a tragedy without villains" and also as Shaw's "only tragedy". John Fielden has discussed further the appropriateness of characterising ''Saint Joan'' as a tragedy. The text of the published play includes a long Preface by Shaw. Characters * Robert de B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encounter (1958 TV Series)
''General Motors Theatre'' (also known as ''CBC Theatre, Encounter, Ford Television Theatre,'' and ''General Motors Presents'') was a Canadian television anthology drama series of television plays, which ran on CBC Television under various titles from September 18, 1952, until January 1, 1961, and in the US on ABC from October 5 to November 2, 1958. The series mainly consisted of one-hour episodes of romance, adventure, or mystery stories, with some social realist drama plays. Cast and crew Austin Willis, Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner were among those who appeared in plays produced in the strand. The series also supported the earlier careers of many Canadian actors, such as James Doohan, who starred in one of the most successful plays in the strand, '' Flight into Danger'' in 1956. The series was a breeding ground for writing and directing talent such as William Kotcheff, Donald Jack, and Arthur Hailey. Hailey's ''Flight into Danger'' was later remade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Dramatists And Playwrights
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American Stage Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Broadway Database
The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It was conceived and created by Karen Hauser in 1996 and is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...n commercial theatre community. This comprehensive history of Broadway provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre in the 18th century up to today. Details include cast and creative lists for opening night and current day, song lists, awards and other interesting facts about every Broadway production. Other features of IBDB include an extensive archive of photos from past and present Broadway productions, headshots, links to ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hamilton (writer)
Anthony Walter Patrick Hamilton (17 March 1904 – 23 September 1962) was an English playwright and novelist. He was well regarded by Graham Greene and J. B. Priestley, and study of his novels has been revived because of their distinctive style, deploying a Dickensian narrative voice to convey aspects of inter-war London street culture. They display a strong sympathy for the poor, as well as an acerbic black humour. Doris Lessing wrote in ''The Times'' in 1968: "Hamilton was a marvellous novelist who's grossly neglected". His two most successful plays, ''Rope'' and '' Gas Light'', were made into famous films: Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope'' (1948) and the British-made '' Gaslight'' (1940), followed by the 1944 American version. Life and works Hamilton was born on 17 March 1904, at Dale House, in the Sussex village of Hassocks, near Brighton, to (Walter) Bernard Hamilton (1863-1930), a writer and non-practising barrister, and his second wife, Ellen Adèle (née Hockley; 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rope (play)
''Rope,'' retitled ''Rope's End'' for its American release, is a 1929 English play by Patrick Hamilton. It was said to be inspired by the real-life murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924 by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. In formal terms, it is a well-made play with a three-act dramatic structure that adheres to the classical unities. Its action is continuous, punctuated only by the curtain fall at the end of each act. It may also be considered a thriller. Samuel French published the play in 1929.Patrick Hamilton, ''Rope'' (London: Samuel French, 2003). . Plot and setting The play is set on the first floor of a house in Mayfair, London in 1929. The story concerns two young university students, Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo (whom Brandon calls "Granno"), who have murdered fellow student Ronald Kentley as an expression of their supposed intellectual superiority. At the beginning of the play, they hide Kentley's body in a chest. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kaplan
Henry Kaplan (September 13, 1926 – September 14, 2005) was a television director known for his works on ''Dark Shadows'', ''Ryan's Hope'', '' The Doctors'' and ''All My Children''. He also directed seven episodes of the sitcom ''The Adventures of Aggie''. He owned the antique shop, Sideshow, in Manhattan: www.nytimes.com/1977/04/29/archives/antiques-glasses-can-be-eyeopeners.html Kaplan directed one film in his career, The Girl in the Boat, which starred Norman Wisdom and was a departure from the comedian's usual established persona. Kaplan also for a time worked as a director with Granada Television ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was it ... based in London and was a director of some plays performed in the West End of London. Selected filmography * '' The Girl in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Cummings
Constance Cummings CBE (May 15, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American-British actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Cummings was born in Seattle, Washington, the only daughter and younger child of Kate Logan (née Cummings), a concert soprano, and Dallas Vernon Halverstadt, a lawyer. Her mother was sister to Helen Cummings Bruce, whose daughter, Helen Bruce Baldwin, was the wife of famed 20th century journalist Hanson W. Baldwin. Cummings' parents separated when she was 10 years old, and she never saw her father again. She attended St. Nicholas Girls' School in Seattle. Career The San Diego Stock Company gave Cummings her initial acting opportunity in a "walk-on part" playing a prostitute in a 1926 production of ''Seventh Heaven.'' She debuted on Broadway as a chorus girl, a member of the ensemble in ''Treasure Girl'' (1928) by the age of 18. While appearing on Broadway, she was discovered by Samuel Goldwyn, who brought her to Hollywood in 1931. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndall Barbour
Lyndall Harvey Barbour (19 May 1916 – 10 October 1986) was an Australian actress, primarily of radio, although she also added stage and television work (both series and made-for-television movies) to her repertoire. Born in Egypt to Australian parents, she was a three time recipient of the Macquarie Radio Network award. Early life Lyndall Harvey Barbour was born in Cairo, the daughter of Australian parents Eric Pitty Barbour and Dora Frances Blanche Barbour (Grieve). Both of her parents were born in New South Wales. Her father was serving in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps during World War I at the time of her birth. She was raised in Sydney, attending the Church of England Girls Grammar School, before earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Sydney in 1938, and joined the dramatic society under the engagement of May HollinworthMartha Rutledge"Lyndall Harvey Barbour"''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' (2007). Career Barbour began acting while in college, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Kinnear
Rodney Scott Kinnear (11 May 1931 – 2 May 2006) was an Australian director, best known for his work in TV. Select credits *'' Lovely to Look At'' (1957) (TV series) *'' Tragedy in a Temporary Town'' (1959) *'' The Big Day'' (1959) *'' No Picnic Tomorrow'' (1960) *'' Man in a Blue Vase'' (1960) *''The Sammy Davis Jnr Show'' (1960) - film of Sammy Davis Jnr in Australia - Kinnear was floor manager *'' The Concert'' (1961) *''In the Southern Cross Hotel Tonight'' (1962) - TV variety special - producer *'' The One Day of the Year'' (1962) *'' In Melbourne Tonight'' *''Rolf Harris Special'' (1966) *''Berioska Ballet'' (1966) *''Benny Hill Down Under'' (1977) *''Barley Charlie'' (1964) (TV series) *''The World of the Seekers'' (1968) *''Ash Wednesday'' (1983) (documentary) References External linksRod Kinnearat National Film and Sound ArchiveRod Kinnearat IMDbRod Kinnearat Austlit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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