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A Connecticut Yankee (other)
Connecticut Yankee or A Connecticut Yankee may refer to: * '' A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', an 1889 novel by Mark Twain ** ''A Connecticut Yankee'' (musical), a Broadway musical based on the novel ** ''A Connecticut Yankee'' (film), a 1931 sound film adaptation of the novel See also * A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (other) * Connecticut Yankee (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur''. In the book, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut named Hank Morgan receives a severe blow to the head and is somehow transported in time and space to England during the reign of King Arthur. After some initial confusion and his capture by one of Arthur's knights, Hank realizes that he is actually in the past, and he uses his knowledge to make people believe that he is a powerful magician. He becomes a rival of Merlin, who appears to be little more than a fraud, and gains the trust of King Arthur. Hank attempts to modernize the past in order to make people's lives better. Hank is disgusted by how the Barons treat the commoners, and tries to implement democratic reforms, but in the end he is unable to prevent the death of Arthur. Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Connecticut Yankee (musical)
''A Connecticut Yankee'' is a musical based on the 1889 novel ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' by American writer Mark Twain. Like most adaptations of the Twain novel, it focuses on the lighter aspects of the story. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, the lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and the book by Herbert Fields. It was produced by Lew Fields and Lyle D. Andrews. It enjoyed an original run on Broadway in 1927 of 421 performances and a number of revivals. The 1931 film of the same name starring Will Rogers was not adapted from this musical, nor was the 1949 musical film ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', which starred Bing Crosby. The Rodgers and Hart ''Connecticut Yankee'', like many of the team's earlier musicals, has never been filmed for the big screen though a scene was staged for the 1948 biographical movie of the lives of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, '' Words and Music''. Productions ''A Connecticut Yankee'' opened on Broadway at the Vand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Connecticut Yankee (film)
''A Connecticut Yankee'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code film adaptation of Mark Twain's 1889 novel, ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. It was directed by David Butler to a script by William M. Conselman, Owen Davis, and Jack Moffitt. It was produced by Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century Fox), who had earlier produced the 1921 silent adaptation of the novel, ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. ''A Connecticut Yankee'' is the first sound film adaptation of Twain's novel.Grellner, Alice; and Harty, Kevin J. (1991). "Films". In Norris J. Lacy, ''The New Arthurian Encyclopedia'', p. 152 (New York: Garland, 1991); . It is unrelated to the 1927 musical also titled '' A Connecticut Yankee''. As in '' The Wizard of Oz'', many of the actors in the film play more than one role, a character in the real world and one in the dream world. The film stars Will Rogers as Hank Martin, an American accidental time traveler who finds himself in Camelot back in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court (other)
''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by the American author Mark Twain. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court may also refer to: * ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1921 film), a 1921 silent film adaptation of the novel * ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1949 film), a 1949 musical adaptation of the novel starring Bing Crosby ** ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (album), derived from the 1949 film *''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', a 1989 television movie adaptation of the novel starring Keshia Knight Pulliam Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, and landed her breakthrough role as Rudy Huxtable, on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992), which earned her a nomination for ... See also * A Connecticut Yankee (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
