Everyman The everyman is a stock character of fiction. An ordinary and humble character, the everyman is generally a protagonist whose benign conduct fosters the audience's identification with them. Origin and history The term ''everyman'' was used ...

'' is a stock character in drama, originally appearing in mediaeval morality plays. Everyman may also refer to:

Literature

Drama

* ''Everyman'' (15th-century play), a 15th-century English medieval play ** ''Everyman'' (1901 play), a 1902 Broadway production based on the 15th-century medieval morality play ** ''Everybody'' (play), a 2017 adaptation by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ** ''Everyman'' (1964 film), an Australian television adaptation * ''

Elckerlijc ''Elckerlijc'' (also known as ''Elckerlyc'') is a morality play from the Low Countries which was written in Dutch somewhere around the year 1470. It was first printed in 1495. The play was extremely successful and may have been the original sou ...

'', a 1495 Dutch morality play attributed to Peter van Diest, a possible model for the English play ** ''Elckerlyc'' (film), a 1975 loose adaptation of the play * ''Jedermann'' (play), a 1911 adaptation by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ** ''Everyman'' (Sibelius), a 1916 incidental music by Jean Sibelius to the Hofmannsthal play ** ''

The Play of Everyman ''The Play of Everyman'' is American poet and playwright George Sterling's adaptation of Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal's 1911 German play ''Jedermann (play), Jedermann''. Lavish productions of ''The Play of Everyman'' in 1917 and 1936 we ...

'' (1917), a George Sterling’s adaptation of Hofmannsthal’s version ** ''Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann'' (Six monologues from Jedermann, 1943–44)), songs by Frank Martin ** ''Jedermann'' (film), a 1961 film based on the Hofmannsthal play

Books and magazines

* ''Everyman'' (novel), a 2006 novel by Philip Roth *

Everyman's Library Everyman's Library is a series of reprints of classic literature, primarily from the Western canon. It began in 1906. It is currently published in hardback by Random House. It was originally an imprint of J. M. Dent (itself later a division ...

, a series of reprinted classic literature * ''Everyman'' (magazine), an English magazine published from 1929 to 1935

Comic books

Everyman (DC Comics) Everyman (Hannibal Bates) is a supervillain published by DC Comics. He debuted in '' 52'' #17 (August 2006), and was created by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Keith Giffen and Joe Bennett. His name is a combination of fiction ...

, a shapeshifting member of Lex Luthor's Infinity Inc *

Everyman (Marvel Comics) Everyman (Larry Ekler) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Everyman first appeared in ''Captain America'' #267 (Mar 1982) and was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zec ...

, a Marvel Comics super villain (Larry Eckler) * Everyman (''The Simpsons''), a character created by Comic Book Guy

Companies and organizations

Cinemas and theaters

Everyman Cinemas Everyman Media Group plc (known as Everyman Cinemas) is a Movie theater, cinema company based in London, England. History The company was founded in 2000, when entrepreneur Daniel Broch bought the Everyman Cinema, Hampstead, original Everyman ...

, a chain of cinemas across London, Leeds, Surrey, and Hampshire. * Everyman Palace Theatre, a theatre in Cork, Ireland *

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre is a theatre based in Regent Street, Cheltenham. There are two auditoria in the building: the 718-seat main auditorium and the 60-seat Studio Theatre, originally named the Ralph Richardson Studio after Ralph Richardson. History ...

, a theatre in Cheltenham, England *

Everyman Theatre, Liverpool The Everyman Theatre stands at the north end of Hope Street in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1964, in Hope Hall (once a chapel, then a cinema), in an area of Liverpool noted for its bohemian environment and political edge, ...

, a theatre in Liverpool, England *

Everyman Theatre, Baltimore Everyman Theatre is a regional theatre with a professional repertory company of artists in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Everyman's mission is to bring accessible and affordable theatre to the city of Baltimore. Everyman Theatre is located in d ...

, a theater in Baltimore, Maryland

Others

Everyman Chess Popular Chess, formerly known as Everyman Chess and Cadogan Chess, is a major publisher of books and CDs about chess. "Everyman" is a registered trademark of Random House and the company headquarters is in London. Former world chess champion Ga ...

, a publisher of chess books * Everyman Films Limited, the production company of

Patrick McGoohan Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor of film, television, and theatre. Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and England. He began his career in England during t ...

and

David Tomblin David Tomblin, OBE (18 October 1930 – 20 July 2005) was an English film and television producer, assistant director, and director. As a producer, he was best known for ''The Prisoner'' TV series. As a first assistant director, he worked on a ...

* Everyman's Welfare Service (also known as "Everyman's"), Australian parachurch organization

Other

* ''Everyman'' (TV series), a BBC television documentary series concerned with moral and religious issues *" Every Man", a song by the Christian band Casting Crowns *

Everyman Campaign The Institute of Cancer Research (the ICR) is a public research institute and a member institution of the University of London in London, United Kingdom, specialising in oncology. It was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Mar ...

, a charity set up to research and raise awareness testicular and prostate cancer * Everyman, a logo element of PBS, see