Category Archives: Anniversaries

50th Anniversary Presentation of The Loved One

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Two Los Angeles organizations earlier this month jointly sponsored a 50th anniversary showing of the 1965 film adaptation of Waugh’s The Loved One. This took place at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on 7 December 2015. The sponsors were the American Cinematheque … Continue reading →

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Telegraph Marks Arena’s 40th Anniversary

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph has marked the 40th anniversary of BBC’s award-winning arts documentary series Arena by selecting what it regards as its 10 best programs. Among the Telegraph’s top 10, no. 4 is the 1987 production entitled “The Waugh Trilogy”: With Granada’s … Continue reading →

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Two Events to Mark 50th Anniversary of Waugh’s Death

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Two events have been announced related to the 50th Anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death next Easter. The Brotherton Gallery at the University of Leeds will host an exhibit of the manuscript of Vile Bodies and other items relating to Waugh from … Continue reading →

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NYPL Marks Waugh’s Birthday

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Daily Telegraph Lists Brideshead as a Top ITV Production

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Telegraph last week marked the 60th anniversary of ITV by asking its critics to name their favorites among the network’s programs.  Granada TV’s 1981 production of Brideshead Revisited was ranked number 8: This sumptuous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel … Continue reading →

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Another Brideshead Birthday Greeting

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

Today’s Daily Telegraph carries another article by Eleanor Doughty marking the 70th anniversary of Brideshead Revisited‘s publication on May 28, 1945. The article begins by discussing models used by Waugh for characters in the novel, breaking no new ground in … Continue reading →

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Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh: Oct. 28, 1903 – Apr. 10, 1966

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Antony F. P. Vickery

Today is the 48th anniversary of the death of Evelyn Waugh.

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