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The Cobweb (other)
The Cobweb may refer to: * ''The Cobweb'', a novel by William Gibson (playwright), William Gibson * The Cobweb (1955 film), ''The Cobweb'' (1955 film), a film starring Richard Widmark, based on the Gibson novel * The Cobweb (1917 film), ''The Cobweb'' (1917 film), a film by Cecil Hepworth * The Cobweb (novel), ''The Cobweb'' (novel), a 1996 novel by Neal Stephenson See also * Cobweb (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobweb, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibson (playwright)
William Gibson (November 13, 1914 – November 25, 2008) was an American playwright and novelist. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for '' The Miracle Worker'' in 1959, which he later adapted for the film version in 1962. Early life and education Gibson graduated from the City College of New York in 1938, and was of Irish, French, German, Dutch and Russian and Greek ancestry. Work as playwright Gibson's Broadway debut had been with '' Two for the Seesaw'' in 1958, a critically acclaimed two-character play which starred Henry Fonda and, in her own Broadway debut, Anne Bancroft. It was directed by Arthur Penn. Gibson published a chronicle of the vicissitudes of rewriting for the sake of this production with a nonfiction book in the following year, ''The Seesaw Log''. His most famous play is '' The Miracle Worker'' (1959), the story of Helen Keller's childhood education, which won him the Tony Award for Best Play after he adapted it from his original 1957 telefilm scrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cobweb (1955 Film)
''The Cobweb'' is a 1955 American Eastmancolor MGM drama film. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli, and based on a novel by William Gibson. The film stars Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Charles Boyer, and Gloria Grahame Plot The opening credits are followed by the following onscreen words: "The trouble began ---" Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) is now in charge of a psychiatric institution, one run for many years by medical director Dr. Douglas Devanal (Charles Boyer). McIver must address the needs of a number of disturbed patients, among them Steven Holte ( John Kerr), a possibly suicidal artist, and the self-loathing Mr. Capp (Oscar Levant). All of his responsibilities keep McIver so busy that his wife, Karen (Gloria Grahame), feels increasingly frustrated and ignored. When new drapes are needed for the clinic's library, the dour and penny-pinching Victoria Inch (Lillian Gish) orders unattractive ones. Karen McIver takes it upon herself to buy a more expensive and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cobweb (1917 Film)
''The Cobweb'' is a 1917 British silent thriller film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome.Palmer p.912 A millionaire mistakenly believes that he has murdered his Mexican wife. It is based on the play ''The Cobweb'' by Naunton Davies and Leon M. Lion. Plot summary Cast * Henry Edwards as Stephen Mallard * Alma Taylor as Irma Brian * Stewart Rome as Merton Forsdyke * Violet Hopson as Dolorosa * Marguerite Blanche as Miss Debb * Lionelle Howard as Poacher * John MacAndrews as Inspector Beall * Charles Vane Charles Vane (c. 1680 – 29 March 1721) was an English pirate who operated in the Bahamas during the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Vane was likely born in the Kingdom of England around 1680. One of his first pirate ventures was under the ... as Sir George Gillingham * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Mrs. Brian References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cobweb (novel)
''The Cobweb'' is a 1996 novel written by Neal Stephenson with J. Frederick George, a pseudonym for Stephenson's uncle, historian George Jewsbury. It was originally published under the collective pseudonym " Stephen Bury", as was their earlier novel ''Interface'' (1994). The novel is set in the fictional Iowa twin towns of Wapsipinicon-Nishnabotna, named for the Wapsipinicon and Nishnabotna rivers. In many important respects, this town resembles Ames, Iowa, where Stephenson attended Ames High School. Plot When Clyde Banks, an Iowan Deputy with a newborn baby and a wife in the first Gulf War, starts looking into odd events in his town, he discovers a plot involving a new Triangle Trade of terrorists, biological warfare, and training. Mixing the events staged in Washington, D.C. and those happening in the Gulf, a strange thread of deceit appears to be winding its way back to Iowa. Although fictional in its narrative, the story includes appearances by Tariq Aziz Tariq A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |