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The Man Who Lost Himself (2005 Film)
''The Man Who Lost Himself'' may refer to: * ''The Man Who Lost Himself'', a 1918 novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole Henry de Vere Stacpoole (9 April 1863 – 12 April 1951) was an Irish author. His best-known work is the 1908 romance novel '' The Blue Lagoon'', which has been adapted into multiple films. He published using his own name and sometimes the pseud ... ** ''The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1920 film), a lost adaptation ** ''The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1941 film), another adaptation, starring Brian Aherne and Kay Francis {{DEFAULTSORT:Man Who Lost Himself, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry De Vere Stacpoole
Henry de Vere Stacpoole (9 April 1863 – 12 April 1951) was an Irish author. His best-known work is the 1908 romance novel '' The Blue Lagoon'', which has been adapted into multiple films. He published using his own name and sometimes the pseudonym Tyler de Saix. Biography He was born in Kingstown—today's Dún Laoghaire—in Taney, near Dublin, on April 9, 1863; He was the last son of the Reverend William Church Stacpoole, theologian and principal of Kingstown School, and Charlotte Augusta (née Mountjoy). He had three older sisters: the eldest was Florence Stacpoole, who wrote books and pamphlets on health and medicine. Henry attributed his love for nature which characterized his entire existence to the influence of his mother, who was of Irish origin but had spent her childhood until the age of twelve in the wildest and most wooded regions of Canada until she became a widow and decided to return to Ireland. Reverend William died prematurely in 1870 and the mother raised h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Lost Himself (1920 Film)
''The Man Who Lost Himself'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and George D. Baker. It was produced by its star, stage actor William Faversham, and Lewis J. Selznick. The film is based on the 1918 novel of the same title by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Faversham plays dual roles of an English nobleman and an American who looks just like him. The novel was later adapted again for a 1941 remake of the same title starring Brian Aherne and Kay Francis. Plot As described in a film magazine, American Victor Jones (Faversham) finds himself penniless and stranded in London. He meets the Earl of Rochester (Faversham), and the similarity between the two is so noticeable that even friends mistake Jones for the Earl. The Earl is estranged from his wife (Hopper) and family, owes great sums of money, and is considered in a bad light by acquaintances. He gets Jones drunk and sends him to the Rochester mansion, and then commits suicide. Until Jones rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |