Vanity Fair may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
Literature
* Vanity Fair, a location in ''
The Pilgrim's Progress
''The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come'' is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a progenitor of ...
'' (1678), by John Bunyan
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''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray
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''Vanity Fair'' (magazines), the title of several magazines including:
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''Vanity Fair'' (British magazine), 1868–1914
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''Vanity Fair'' (American magazine 1913–1936)
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''Vanity Fair'' (magazine), 1983–present
Film
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''Vanity Fair'' (1911 film), directed by Charles Kent
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''Vanity Fair'' (1915 film), a silent film directed by Charles Brabin and made by the Edison Company
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''Vanity Fair'' (1922 film), a silent British film directed by Walter Courtney Rowden
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''Vanity Fair'' (1923 film), a lost silent feature film directed by Hugo Ballin and produced by Samuel Goldwyn, with Prizmacolor sequence
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''Vanity Fair'' (1932 film), directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Myrna Loy, with the story updated to make Becky Sharp a social-climbing governess
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''Vanity Fair'' (2004 film), directed by Mira Nair and starring Reese Witherspoon
Music
* ''Vanity Fair'', a 1996 album by
Seiko Matsuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, win ...
* "Vanity Fair", a song by Mr. Bungle from the 1999 album ''
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
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* "Vanity Fair", a 1952 orchestral music composition by
Anthony Collins
* "Vanity Fair", a song by Squeeze from the 1981 album ''
East Side Story''
* "Vanity Fair", a 1990 song by
The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue is an American indie pop band formed in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1986. Its original members included David Schelzel on lead vocals/guitar, Steve Lau on keyboards/saxophone, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Rob Minnig on drums and v ...
* "Vanity Fair", a song by World Party from the 1997 album ''
Egyptology
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious ...
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* "Riding to Vanity Fair", a song by Paul McCartney from the 2005 album ''
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
''Chaos and Creation in the Backyard'' is the thirteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released on 12 and 13 September, 2005. Some 18 months in the making, the album was produced by Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at George ...
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* "Vanity Fair", an overture by
Percy Fletcher
Percy Eastman Fletcher (12 December 1879 – 10 September 1932) was a British composer of classical music best known today for his brass and military band music. He also worked as a highly successful musical director at London theatres.
Lif ...
(1879–1932)
Radio
*''Vanity Fair'', a one-hour adaptation featuring Helen Hayes and Agnes Moorehead first broadcast on 7 January 1940 on ''
Campbell Playhouse''
*''Vanity Fair'', a half-hour adaptation with Joan Lorring as Becky Sharp first broadcast 6 December 1947 on ''
Favorite Story
''Favorite Story'' is an American old-time radio dramatic anthology. It was nationally syndicated by the Ziv Company from 1946 to 1949. The program was "advertised as a show that 'stands head and shoulders above the finest programs on the air'". ...
''
*''Vanity Fair'', a 1978 BBC Radio 4 ten-part serial with
Sarah Badel
Sarah M. Badel (born 30 March 1943) is a retired British stage and film actress. She is the daughter of actors Alan Badel and Yvonne Owen.
Life and career
Badel was born in London to actor, Alan Badel and actress, Yvonne Owen. She was educated ...
as Becky,
Timothy West
Timothy Lancaster West, CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English actor and presenter. He has appeared frequently on both stage and television, including stints in both ''Coronation Street'' (as Eric Babbage) and ''EastEnders'' (as Stan Carter) ...
as Joseph Sedley and
Alec McCowen
Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.
Early life
McCowen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Mary (née Walkden), a dancer ...
as William Thackeray
*''Vanity Fair'', a 2004 BBC Radio broadcast adaptation by
Stephen Wyatt
Stephen Wyatt, born 4 February 1948 in Beckenham, Kent (now Greater London), is a British writer for theatre, radio and television.
Early life and education
Wyatt was raised in Ealing, West London. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and ...
, starring Emma Fielding as Becky
*''Vanity Fair'', a 2019 BBC Radio 4 three-part adaptation by Jim Poyser with additional material by
Al Murray
Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer from Hammersmith. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th gr ...
Television
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''Vanity Fair'' (1939 TV series), a British television series about fashion
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''Vanity Fair'' (1956 TV series), a British miniseries on BBC starring Joyce Redman
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''Vanity Fair'' (1967 TV serial), a British miniseries on BBC starring Susan Hampshire
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''Vanity Fair'' (1978 TV series), a Hong Kong television series
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''Vanity Fair'' (1987 TV serial), a British miniseries on BBC featuring James Saxon
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''Vanity Fair'' (1998 TV serial), a British miniseries on BBC starring Natasha Little
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''Vanity Fair'' (2018 TV series), a British miniseries on ITV starring Olivia Cooke
Other uses in arts, entertainment and media
* Vanity Bonfire Fair, a fictional character from the 2005 novel ''
Orphans of Chaos
''Orphans of Chaos'' is a 2005 science fantasy novel by John C. Wright. It is the first volume of the Orphans of Chaos trilogy that continues with the novels ''Fugitives of Chaos'' (2006) and '' Titans of Chaos'' (2007).
Plot synopsis
Five orph ...
'' by John C. Wright
Brands and enterprises
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Vanity Fair (underwear)
Fruit of the Loom is an American company that manufactures clothing, particularly casual wear and underwear. The company's world headquarters is in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Since 2002 it has been a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
Products manu ...
, a brand of underwear owned by Fruit of the Loom
* Vanity Fair, a brand of napkin owned by
Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and r ...
See also
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''Becky Sharp'' (film), a 1935 adaptation of Thackeray's novel starring Miriam Hopkins
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Vanity Fare
Vanity Fare (often misspelled ''Vanity Fair'', due to the similarity of the novel and magazine title) are an English pop/rock group formed in 1966. They had the million-selling song, " Hitchin' a Ride", which became a worldwide hit in 1970.
C ...
, a 1960s UK pop/rock group
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