Autore	Watson Charles S. <1931->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (290 p.)
Disciplina	812/.54 B
Collana	The Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture
Soggetto topico	Dramatists, American - 20th century Screenwriters - United States
ISBN	0-292-79787-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- P R E F A C E -- 1 Foote and Wharton, Texas -- 2 Formative Years and the Call of Acting -- 3 Finding a Vocation: From Acting to Writing -- 4 Texas Playwright on Broadway and Tennessee Williams -- 5 Return to Broadway: The Chase -- 6 The Golden Age of Television -- 7 The Trip to Bountiful: Three Versions -- 8 Christian Science -- 9 People and Themes -- 10 Country Music: The Traveling Lady, Baby, the Rain Must Fall, and Tender Mercies -- 11 Adaptations of Harper Lee, Faulkner, O’Connor, and Steinbeck -- 12 The Orphans’ Home Cycle, Part 1 -- 13 The Orphans’ Home Cycle, Part 2 -- 14 One-Acts of the 1980s: Disintegrating Homes and Displaced Persons -- 15 Greek Tragedy and Full-Length Plays across the Hudson -- 16 Amazing Climax: The Young Man from Atlanta -- Conclusion: The Achievement of Horton Foote -- CHRONOLOGY -- GENEALOGY -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910777690103321

Autore	Edwards Anne <1927->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Landahm, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (319 p.)
Disciplina	813/.54 B
Soggetto topico	Authors, American - 20th century Screenwriters - United States Expatriate authors - England - London Blacklisting of authors - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-54820-8 9786613860651 0-8108-8200-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The departure -- An American in a queen's land -- In a London kind of fog -- A dream is born -- Gentlemen don't always prefer blonds -- "My kid seems to like your kid" -- "Everything in life is a gamble" -- A time for decision and Norman Mailer -- Love and other emotions -- "Funny girl" -- Hollywood calling -- A question of adultery -- The end of an affair -- Judy, Judy, Judy! -- The emerald city of Madrid -- Swiss interlude -- On the Riviera -- Going home -- Last call.
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Autore	Ceplair Larry
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (349 p.)
Disciplina	808.2/3092 B
Collana	Screen classics
Soggetto topico	Screenwriters - United States Motion picture industry - United States Blacklisting of entertainers - United States Communism and motion pictures - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-23328-2 9786613233288 0-8131-7300-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The early years, 1915-36 -- Screenwriting and communism, 1936-39 -- World War II, 1939-45 -- The Cold War in Hollywood, 1945-47 -- The interregnum, 1948-50 -- The blacklist expands, 1951-52 -- Salt of the earth, 1952-54 -- The black market and Khrushchev's speech, 1954-58 -- Europe, 1958-75 -- Political battles, 1958-75 -- Back in the USA, 1975-97.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452030003321

Autore	Symons Alex
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	791.092
Soggetto topico	Adaptability (Psychology) Motion picture producers and directors - United States Motion picture actors and actresses - United States Screenwriters - United States
ISBN	0-7486-7648-1 0-7486-6448-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Rethinking Adaptation Studies: Survival Strategies in the Cultural Industries -- CHAPTER 2 From Sitcoms to ‘Parody-coms’: Writing for American TV, 1949–89 -- CHAPTER 3 Prolonged Stardom: Audio Records, TV and Film, 1961–2004 -- CHAPTER 4 Recycled Hollywood for the TV Generation: The Rise of Parody and the Fall of Mel Brooks the Director, 1974–95 -- CHAPTER 5 The Integration of the Film and Theatre Industries: The Producers, 1968–2007 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910786269803321