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Good Morning, Bill
''Good Morning, Bill'' is a comedic play by P. G. Wodehouse, adapted from the Hungarian play ''Doktor Juci Szabo'' by playwright Ladislaus Fodor. It premiered in London at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1927.Wodehouse (1983), pp. 73–76. Wodehouse later adapted the play into the novel ''Doctor Sally'' (1932). Plot Bill falls in love with the beautiful and aloof Dr Sally Smith and tries to gain her affection. He also wants to end his relationship with Lottie, a lively former actress, but has difficulty after his well-intentioned yet tactless friend "Squiffy", Lord Tidmouth, tries to help. Meanwhile, Bill's uncle Sir Hugo Drake, an eminent nerve specialist, thinks Bill loves Lottie and disapproves. His attempts to end their relationship complicate things further for Bill. The short novel ''Doctor Sally'' was adapted from the three-act play ''Good Morning, Bill'', though there are a few plot differences. Bill's surname is Paradene in the play, while it is Bannister in the book. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislas Fodor
Ladislas Fodor (1898–1978) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Plays *''A Church Mouse'' (''A templom egére''); a comedy in three acts, adapted by James L. A. Burrell (1928) *''Jewel Robbery'' (''Ékszerrablás a Váci utcában''); a comedy in three acts, adapted by Bertram Bloch (1931) *''I Love an Actress'' (''Szeretek egy szÃnésznÅ‘t''); a comedy in four acts, adapted by Chester Erskin (1932) *''The Kiss Before the Mirror'' (''Csók a tükör elÅ‘tt''); a drama in three acts (1932) *''Youth at the Helm'' (''Helyet az ifjúságnak'') (1933) *''Matura'' (''Érettségi''); a comedy in three acts (1934) *''A Woman Lies'' (''Egy asszony hazudik''); a drama in three acts (1935) *''The Night Before the Divorce'' (''Die Nacht vor der Scheidung''); comedy (1937) *''Strange Case of Blondie White'' (''Katzenzungen'', 1934); a play in three acts, adapted by Bernard Merivale and Jeffrey Dell (1938) *''Birthday Gift'' (''Születésnapi ajándék''); a play in three a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Thompson
Eric Norman Thompson (9 November 1929 – 30 November 1982) was an English actor, scriptwriter and stage director. He is best remembered for creating and performing the English narration for ''The Magic Roundabout'', which he adapted from the original French ''Le Manège enchanté''. Early life Eric Norman Thompson was born on 9 November 1929 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, the son of Annie (née Jackson) and George Henry Thompson, a hotel waiter, and grew up in Rudgwick, Sussex, attending Collyer's School, Horsham. He trained to be an actor at the Old Vic acting school in London and joined the Old Vic theatre company in 1952. Career Thompson worked regularly for the BBC, and was a presenter of the children's television programme '' Play School'' from 1964 to 1967. He was best known as the narrator of ''The Magic Roundabout'', for which he also wrote the English language scripts, using the visuals from the original French ''Le Manège enchanté''. These were transmit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Stenberg
Ida Gabriella Stenberg (9 January 1923 – 20 September 2011) in '''', 20 September 2011. was a Swedish actress. She appeared in forty films between 1936 and 1994. Selected filmography * '' Kiss Her!'' (1940) * '''' (1940) * ''The Train Leaves at Nin ...
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Lauritz Falk
Lauritz Falk (15 November 1909 – 1 February 1990) was a Swedish-Norwegian actor, film director, singer and painter. He appeared in about 60 roles in films and TV between 1923 and 1989. He is the cousin of the Swedish artist Bertram Schmiterlöw. He was married to actress Vibeke Mowinckel 1937–1950. From 1955 until his death he was married to the singer Birgit Lennartsson. Selected filmography * '' Norrtullsligan'' (1923) * '' The Girls of Uppakra'' (1936) * '' To levende og en død'' (1937) * ''Gjest Baardsen'' (1939) * '' The Dangerous Game'' (1942) * ''Som du vill ha mej'' (1943) * '' Det brinner en eld'' (1943) * ''There's a Fire Burning'' (1943) * ''Kungajakt'' (1944) * ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) * ''Live Dangerously'' (1944) * ''Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' (1945) * ''How to Love'' (1947) * ''One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer'' (1947) *''The Key and the Ring'' (1947) * ''The Sixth Commandment'' (1947) * ''Wedding Night'' (1947) * ''Vi flyr pà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke (26 June 1889 – 11 November 1946) was an Irish actor, both on the stage and in movies. Early life O'Rorke was born as William Francis Breffni O'Rorke at 2 Esplande Villas in Dollymount, Clontarf, Dublin on 26 June 1889, and baptised at Clontarf Parish Church on 1 August 1889. His father, Frederick O'Rorke, was a cork merchant, and his mother, Jane Caroline O'Rorke, née Morgan, was an actress. He had an older brother, Frederick, who was twelve years older than him. Career O'Rorke began studying acting with his mother and made his professional début in 1912 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in a production of Shaw's ''John Bull's Other Island''. While still living in Dublin, he met and married in 1916 Alice Cole, a chorus-girl turned actress, who had divorced her first husband and immigrated from South Africa with her young son. Thus O'Rorke became the stepfather of Cyril Cusack. Other theatre roles included the title role in '' Finn Varra Maa'' (1917), a musical " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont (8 May 1909 – 21 June 1964) was a British actress. In 1932 she starred in the West End run of the hit comedy ''While Parents Sleep'' by Anthony Kimmins, while in 1934 she appeared in Ian Hay's '' Admirals All''. Selected filmography * ''Alibi'' (1929) * '' The Old Man'' (1931) * ''When London Sleeps'' (1932) * ''A Lucky Sweep'' (1932) * '' Side Streets'' (1933) * '' Autumn Crocus'' (1934) * '' A Real Bloke'' (1935) * '' The Secret Voice'' (1936) * '' They Didn't Know'' (1936) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1936) * '' Make It Three'' (1938) * ''Murder in Soho ''Murder in Soho'' is a 1939 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Jack La Rue, Sandra Storme, Googie Withers and Bernard Lee. It concerns a murder in the Central London district of Soho. It was released in the U.S. as ''Murder ...'' (1939) * '' Come On George!'' (1939) * '' Hi Gang!'' (1941) * '' Let the People Sing'' (1942) * '' Stolen Face'' (1952) * '' Home at Seven'' (1952) * '' Aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Shepley
Arthur Michael Shepley-Smith (29 September 1907 Р28 September 1961), known professionally as Michael Shepley, was a British actor, appearing in theatre, film and some television between 1929 and 1961. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. Shepley made his screen d̩but in the 1931 Twickenham Studios film '' Black Coffee''. He went on to appear in more than sixty films, the last of which was ''Don't Bother to Knock'' in 1961, the year of his death. Filmography * '' Black Coffee'' (1931) - Raynor * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) - Vivien Waugh * '' Bella Donna'' (1934) - Dr, Baring-Hartley * '' Tangled Evidence'' (1934) - Gilbert Morfield * ''Lord Edgware Dies'' (1934) - Captain Roland Marsh * ''Are You a Mason?'' (1934) - Ernest Monison * ''The Green Pack'' (1934) - Mark Elliott * '' Open All Night'' (1934) - Hilary * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) - Trevor Mordaunt * '' Lazybones'' (1935) - Hildebrand Pope * ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) - Cecil Barker * ''The Lad' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston Morley
John Royston Morley (25 August 1912 – 14 October 1991), was a British television producer, director and writer. He was among the earliest television producers, and also trained new producers for the BBC and in Australia. Life and career Morley was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His early work for BBC television, beginning in 1937, included a regular slot in Cecil Madden's "Picture Page", a magazine programme of general and topical interest."Royston Morley" BBC Genome. Retrieved 11 February 2018 In 1937 Morley married a BBC colleague, Isa Benzie. They had one daughter."Obituary: Isa Benzie", ''The Times'', 13 July 1988, p. 18 Morley added television drama to his responsibilities, and produced or directed abbreviated versions of plays by Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Wilde, Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph & Courier''. Considered a newspaper of record over ''The Times'' in the UK in the years up to 1997, ''The Telegraph'' generally has a reputation for high-quality journalism, and has been described as being "one of the world's great titles". The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since 19 April 1858. The paper had a circulation of 363,183 in December 2018, descending further until it withdrew from newspaper circulation audits in 2019, having declined almost 80%, from 1.4 million in 1980.United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC', Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp. 5–16. Its si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Mail
The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) published in London. Founded in 1896, it is the United Kingdom's highest-circulated daily newspaper. Its sister paper ''The Mail on Sunday'' was launched in 1982, while Scottish and Irish editions of the daily paper were launched in 1947 and 2006 respectively. Content from the paper appears on the MailOnline website, although the website is managed separately and has its own editor. The paper is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, a great-grandson of one of the original co-founders, is the current chairman and controlling shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust, while day-to-day editorial decisions for the newspaper are usually made by a team led by the editor, Ted Verity, who succeede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Post
''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''. History The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning Post'' scandal sheet consisted of paragraph-long news snippets, much of it false. Its original editor, the Reverend Sir Henry Bate Dudley, earned himself nicknames such as "Reverend Bruiser" or "The Fighting Parson", and was soon replaced by an even more vitriolic editor, Reverend William Jackson, also known as "Dr. Viper". Originally a Whig paper, it was purchased by Daniel Stuart in 1795, who made it into a moderate Tory organ. A number of well-known writers contributed, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, James Mackintosh, Robert Southey, and William Wordsworth. In the seven years of Stuart's proprietorship, the paper's circulation rose from 350 to over 4,000. From 1803 until his death in 1833, the owner and editor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Psmith
''Leave It to Psmith'' is a comic novel by English author P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 30 November 1923 by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, Herbert Jenkins, London, England, and in the United States on 14 March 1924 by George H. Doran, New York City, New York.McIlvaine, E., Sherby, L.S. and Heineman, J.H. (1990) ''P.G. Wodehouse: A comprehensive bibliography and checklist''. New York: James H. Heineman, pp. 44–45. It had previously been serialised, in the ''The Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Evening Post'' in the US between 3 February and 24 March 1923, and in the ''Grand Magazine'' in the UK between April and December that year; the ending of this magazine version was rewritten for the book form. It was the fourth and final novel featuring Psmith, the others being ''Mike (novel), Mike'' (1909) (later republished in two parts, with Psmith appearing in the second, ''Mike and Psmith'' (1953)), ''Psmith in the City'' (1910), and ''Psmith, Journalist'' (1915) †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
