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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Stage Adaptation of Brideshead to Premiere Next Spring
The York Theatre Royal has announced the premiere of an adaptation of Brideshead Revisited next April following a 4.1 million pound redevelopment of its facilities. The script is by Wakefield playwright Bryony Lavery and the production will be directed by … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Bryony Lavery, Damian Cruden, English Touring Company, York Theatre Royal
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Waugh Family Portrait Posted
A photographic portrait of the Waugh family has been posted on the internet. This is a color photograph by Mark Gerson taken in front of the house at Combe Florey. The posting is on a site apparently sponsored by the National … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Combe Florey, Portraits, Waugh Family
Tagged Mark Gerson, Martin Stannard
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Waughs on Champagne
An online magazine (Alderman Lushington) devoted to drinks and drinking has published an article entitled “Drinking like James Bond: Casino Royale. Champagne and swagger.” In it, they quote Auberon Waugh who in turn quotes his father on the proper time … Continue reading
Visit to Combe Florey
A West Country blogger (Hasenschneck, which, I think, means rabbit-snail in German) has posted several photos with narrative of a recent visit to Waugh’s house and grave at the village of Combe Florey. The entry is entitled “By Special Request” and … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Combe Florey
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Waugh-Era Map of “Whispering Glades” on Internet
Los Angeles Magazine has republished a 1950 tourist map of Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, CA from the collection of the Los Angeles Public Library. This was Whispering Glades in Waugh’s 1948 novel The Loved One. A brief history of … Continue reading
Posted in The Loved One
Tagged Forest Lawn, Los Angeles Magazine
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NYPL Marks Waugh’s Birthday
The New York Public Library has marked Evelyn Waugh’s upcoming birthday (28 October 1903) with an essay on The Loved One which also compares the Hollywood novels of other writers. The essay is by Meredith Mann who works in the library’s Collection … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, The Loved One
Tagged Hollywood novel, New York Public Library
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Rachel Cusk Envies Waugh’s Writing Life
Novelist Rachel Cusk is featured in a recent issue of the Canadian magazine, Maclean’s. She was born in Canada but moved to England as a child with her British parents. She has recently been nominated for two Canadian literary awards … Continue reading
Posted in Books about Evelyn Waugh
Tagged Maclean's Magazine, Rachel Cusk
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Tab Hunter and The Loved One
A Houston blogger (Joe Leydon) has posted a story in which he explains how the career of veteran film star Tab Hunter (whom he met at at Houston conference earlier this year) was saved by a role in the film of Waugh’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Film, The Loved One
Tagged Tab Hunter
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Waugh and Mr. Toad
Novelist Andrew Martin has written a column in the Financial Times in which he confesses to enjoy reading fiction about the very rich. His favorite hero is Mr. Toad not because he was, as he characterised himself, “handsome” and “clever”, but … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters
Tagged Andrew Martin, Books about the rich, Financial Times
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