The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film TV by Jer

Description: The Great American Playwrights on the Screen by Jerry Roberts THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAY- WRIGHTS ON THE SCREEN: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO TV & VIDEO FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description ÊThe Great American Playwrights on the ScreenÊ is a complete up-to-date record of movie and television productions of classic and contemporary works of the great playwrights. Rich in historical value and detail this reference book not only tracks Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners but also unearths unheralded treasures and forgotten performances by great actors and the great directors they served.ÞTo show the ongoing influences and legacies of the great plays Roberts compares and contrasts the adapted versions and includes colorful reviews by prominent critics of tv and film (beginning with those of the silent era). The profound expansion of television into American homes in the 1950s brought a flood of adapted plays to the small screen and resulted in the rebirth of the careers of many significant playwrights. ÊThe Great American Playwrights on the ScreenÊ provides fans with a video and DVD guide to the adapted works of the playwrights and shows which versions are available for home viewing and in which media (VHS Beta Laser DVD Letterbox). Simultaneously this book is a unique one-stop source for academics students of the theatre arts actors directors and producers.ÞOrganized in an easy-to-use A-Z format the book features over 200 playwrights including Arthur Miller Marsha Norman Eugene ONeill Aaron Sorkin Neil Simon Wendy Wasserstein and Tennessee Williams. In addition ÊThe Great American Playwrights on the ScreenÊ resurrects the memories of television productions of plays at a critical time when many of them ä including Emmy Award winners and nominees ä are deteriorating in vaults. Author Biography Jerry Roberts is the editor of Mitchum: In His Own Words and Confessions of a Hollywood Director, and a co-editor of Movie Talk from the Front Lines: Filmmakers Discuss Their Works with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. A frequent contributor to Daily Variety and the Directors Guild of America magazine, Roberts was a film critic and columnist for the Copley News Service. He lives in Torrance, California. Long Description The Great American Playwrights on the Screen is a complete, up-to-date record of movie and television productions of classic and contemporary works of the great playwrights. Rich in historical value and detail, this reference book not only tracks Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, but also unearths unheralded treasures and forgotten performances by great actors and the great directors they served.To show the ongoing influences and legacies of the great plays, Roberts compares and contrasts the adapted versions, and includes colorful reviews by prominent critics of tv and film (beginning with those of the silent era). The profound expansion of television into American homes in the 1950s brought a flood of adapted plays to the small screen, and resulted in the rebirth of the careers, of many significant playwrights. The Great American Playwrights on the Screen provides fans with a video and DVD guide to the adapted works of the playwrights, and shows which versions are available for home viewing and in which media (VHS, Beta, Laser, DVD, Letterbox). Simultaneously, this book is a unique, one-stop source for academics, students of the theatre arts, actors, directors and producers.Organized in an easy-to-use A-Z format, the book features over 200 playwrights including Arthur Miller, Marsha Norman, Eugene ONeill, Aaron Sorkin, Neil Simon, Wendy Wasserstein, and Tennessee Williams. In addition, The Great American Playwrights on the Screen resurrects the memories of television productions of plays at a critical time, when many of them - including Emmy Award winners and nominees - are deteriorating in vaults. Details ISBN1557835128 Author Jerry Roberts Short Title GRT AMER PLAYWRIGHTS ON SCREEN Language English ISBN-10 1557835128 ISBN-13 9781557835123 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 Residence US Birth 1956 Imprint Applause Theatre Book Publishers Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Series Applause Books Subtitle A Critical Guide to Film TV DOI 10.1604/9781557835123 AU Release Date 2003-05-01 NZ Release Date 2003-05-01 US Release Date 2003-05-01 UK Release Date 2003-05-01 Pages 574 Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation Publication Date 2003-05-01 DEWEY 791.4375 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137152600;

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