Sentences with phrase «successful playwright»

The action begins in a Broadway theater where Crawford's character, Myra Hudson — both an heiress and a successful playwright — is in rehearsals for a play, a romantic melodrama that makes Camille sound like kitchen - sink realism.

Already a successful playwright, Milne returns home to Sussex, England after serving time as a soldier in WWI.

A successful playwright of light comedies before the war, he comes to find himself dissatisfied with this type of work.

But successful playwright Myra Hudson (Joan Crawford) and aspiring actor husband Lester Blaine (Jack Palance) have deeper issues.

Bandele comes from a writing background and is a successful playwright.

Phyllis Nagy is a successful playwright, screenwriter and director whose latest screenplay is Carol.

The protagonist of Humboldt's Gift, Charlie Citrine, is a successful playwright and biographer who returns to the Chicago of his boyhood; muddles about in the urban scene while trying to straighten out a marital problem; leaves for Spain with a large friend, Renata; is deserted by her; returns to America to bury his old friend Von Humboldt Fleisher; and receives his bequest.

Not exact matches

His script, adapted by playwright Upton, who was behind the National's successful Philistines (another Gorky play) of 2007, echoes the claustrophobia and conflicted feelings towards unrest felt by the incarcerated creative, who would go on to have a stormy relationship with Stalin.

Born in New Jersey With a successful career as playwright, composer and motivational trainer internationally, has lived in California and Hawaii for the past 22 years!

After a successful run as a playwright in New York in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Sturges moved to Hollywood, where Paramount paid him a lavish $ 2,500 per week.

The first occurs in 1972, as the novice playwright celebrates opening night to the applause of the critics promising him a successful future.

While it's not unusual for a scripter to have a long, successful life (after all wrote this forty - four years ago and he's still going strong), but considering that «Strawberry» was a big - budget movie about the late sixties riots at Columbia University, one that showed radical students breaking windows and, I believe, smoking the dean's cigars, that seems too much in the mainstream for the prolific playwright.

Emmanuel (Strong) is a successful London playwright married to the complex and witty Lillian (Scott Thomas) for many years, but their marriage is in crisis, a crisis overcome by the arrival of a curious and outspoken young girl (Taylor - Joy).

Playwright Kenneth Lonergan became a successful screenwriter (Analyze This, Gangs of New York), and became a film director with 2000's You Can Count on Me.

Packed with film clips, commentary by fellow celebrities, and Allen's onscreen presence, this profile of the musician, writer, playwright, comic, actor, and director traces his career from stand - up comic to successful Hollywood icon.

A hugely successful entertainer, and playwright, Coward was directed to perform in Warsaw, Moscow, Helsinki as well as Paris and to mingle with VIPs to glean information.

Living in the back of the burned - out theater in the gardens is Lily Stump, a successful actress and playwright who's a bit down on her luck.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Entrepreneur — ELLES Boutique, City, ST 2005 to Present Established in 2005 teaching etiquette to young ladies ages 9 through 17, and in 2001 expanded to successful consulting business and publishing company, and further plans in 2012 for a playwright / production company.