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Maxwell Anderson is a Director, Scriptwriter, Songs and Additional Writing American born on 15 december 1888 at Jamestown (USA)
James Maxwell Anderson, mieux connu sous le nom de Maxwell Anderson, est un dramaturge américain né le 15 décembre 1888 à Atlantic, Pennsylvanie (États-Unis), décédé le 28 février 1959 à Stamford (Connecticut). Il reçut le prix Pulitzer en 1933 pour sa pièce Both Your Houses et deux fois le New York Drama Critics Circle Award, récompensant Winterset (1935) et High Tor (1937). Selon Alfred S. Shivers, si l'on peut dire que les années 1920 furent celles de Eugene O'Neill, les années 1930 furent sans aucun doute celles de Maxwell Anderson. Il est aussi connu en tant que poète, journaliste, scénariste et compositeur.
Pendant la visite à la maison de sa grand-mère a Atlantic, à l'âge de 11 ans, il a rencontré le premier amour de sa vie, Hallie Loomis, une fille un peu plus âgés d'une riche famille. Son récit autobiographique, Morning, Winter and Night, évoque le viol, l'inceste et le sadomasochisme à la ferme. Cette œuvre a été publiée sous un pseudonyme, John Nairne Michealson, pour protéger la réputation familiale.
(1959)
(Scriptwriter)
(1948)
(Theatre Play)
(1958)
(Scriptwriter)
(1969)
(Theatre Play)
(1948)
(Pièce de théatre)
(1930)
(Adaptation)
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Nationality USA
Birth 15 december 1888 at Jamestown (USA)
Death 28 february 1959 (at 70 years) at Stamford (USA)
Awards Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Birth 15 december 1888 at Jamestown (USA)
Death 28 february 1959 (at 70 years) at Stamford (USA)
Awards Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Biography
Anderson est né à Atlantic, en Pennsylvanie, et est le deuxième des huit enfants de William Lincoln "Link" Anderson, un pasteur baptiste, et Charlotte Perrimela Stephenson. Ses parents étaient d'origines irlandaise et écossaise. Sa famille vivait dans la ferme de son grand-mère maternelle à Atlantic, puis a déménagé à Andover, dans l'Ohio, où son père est devenu un pompier de chemin de fer tout en étudiant pour devenir un ministre. Ils se déplaçaient fréquemment, pour suivre les postes ministériels du père, et Maxwell était fréquemment malade, ce qui lui faisait manquer l'école.Pendant la visite à la maison de sa grand-mère a Atlantic, à l'âge de 11 ans, il a rencontré le premier amour de sa vie, Hallie Loomis, une fille un peu plus âgés d'une riche famille. Son récit autobiographique, Morning, Winter and Night, évoque le viol, l'inceste et le sadomasochisme à la ferme. Cette œuvre a été publiée sous un pseudonyme, John Nairne Michealson, pour protéger la réputation familiale.
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(1959)(Scriptwriter)
(1948)(Theatre Play)
(1958)(Scriptwriter)
(1969)(Theatre Play)
(1948)(Pièce de théatre)
(1930)(Adaptation)
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Filmography of Maxwell Anderson (33 films)
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The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
, 1h36Directed by John M. Stahl, Maxwell Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Fantasy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price, Ray Collins, Harry Morgan
Rating59%
Quizz West est appelé par la conscription américaine en préparation de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il discute de l'avenir avec sa copine Janet.
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Meet Joe Black (1998)
, 2h52Directed by Martin Brest
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about angels
Actors Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor
Roles Original Film Writer
Rating72%
Billionaire media mogul William "Bill" Parrish is considering a merger between his company and another media giant, while also about to celebrate his 65th birthday with an elaborate party being planned by his eldest daughter Allison. He begins to hear mysterious voices, which he tries with increasing difficulty to ignore. His youngest daughter Susan, an internal medicine resident, is involved with one of Bill's board members, Drew. She is considering marriage, but her father can tell she's not passionately in love. When she asks for the short version of his impassioned speech, he simply says, "Stay open.
The Bad Seed (1985)
, 1h34Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Blair Brown, Michael Beck, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine, Richard Kiley, Chad Allen
Roles Theatre Play
Rating55%
Freak fatal accidents force a widow to realize her precocious 9-year-old daughter was born to kill.
Valley Forge (1975)
, 1h15Directed by Fielder Cook
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Richard Basehart, Harry Andrews, Michael Tolan, Simon Ward, Woodrow Parfrey, Victor Garber
Roles Writer
Rating68%
Lost in the Stars (1974)
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St. Jacques, Paula Kelly, Paul Rogers, Clifton Davis
Roles Theatre Play
Rating62%
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
, 2h25Directed by Charles Jarrott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Irène Papas, Michael Hordern
Roles Theatre Play
Rating73%
The film begins in 1536 when Henry VIII (Richard Burton) considers whether or not he should sign the warrant for the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn: then, in a long flashback which takes up virtually the entire film, the whole truth is revealed. Starting in 1527, Henry has a problem: he reveals his dissatisfaction with his wife, Catherine of Aragon (Irene Papas). He is currently enjoying a discreet affair with Mary Boleyn, a daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn who is one of his courtiers; but the King is bored with her too. At a court ball, he notices Mary's 18-year-old sister Anne (Geneviève Bujold), who has just returned from her education in France. She is engaged to the son of the Earl of Northumberland and they have received their parents' permission to marry. The King, however, is enraptured with Anne's beauty and orders his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, to break up the engagement.
Barefoot in Athens (1966)
, 1h16Directed by George Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Peter Ustinov, Geraldine Page, Anthony Quayle, Lloyd Bochner, Christopher Walken, Salome Jens
Roles Writer
Rating71%
Le procès et les derniers jours de Socrate.
Ben-Hur (1959)
, 3h34Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Chase films, Films about virginity
Actors Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
Rating80%
In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); their loyal slave, Simonides (Sam Jaffe); and his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet), who loves Ben-Hur but is betrothed to another. His childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people.
Vertigo (1958)
, 2h8Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Les fantasmes, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide
Actors James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Ellen Corby
Rating82%
After a rooftop chase, where his acrophobia and vertigo result in the death of a policeman, San Francisco detective John "Scottie" Ferguson retires. Scottie tries to conquer his fear, but his friend and ex-fiancée Midge Wood suggests another severe emotional shock may be the only cure.
The Wrong Man (1957)
, 1h45Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about families, Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Esther Minciotti
Roles Story
Rating73%
For the only time in his many films, Alfred Hitchcock starts this picture talking to the camera and says that "every word is true" in this story.
The Bad Seed (1956)
, 2h9Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden
Roles Theatre Play
Rating73%
On her piano, eight year old Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) plays the French song "Au clair de la lune", while her father (William Hopper) says his goodbyes to her and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), as he goes away on military duty. Their neighbor and landlord, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden), comes in with a present for Rhoda - a locket. Rhoda, looking pristine and proper in her perfect pinafore dress and long blonde pigtails, thanks Monica for the gift. She then tap dances on the hard floor. Monica notices Rhoda's tap shoes, and Rhoda says that adding the taps to the shoes was her own idea. They then discuss a penmanship medal competition that Rhoda lost to her schoolmate, Claude Daigle; Monica speaks of it as a childish disappointment, but Rhoda's face darkens with fury. Christine and Rhoda leave for the school picnic at a nearby lake.
What Price Glory (1952)
, 1h51Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, William Demarest, Robert Wagner, Henri Letondal
Roles Theatre Play
Rating60%
Upon the United States entry into World War I, the first American units to arrive at the front in France are veteran Marine companies, one of which is commanded by captain Flagg, along with his Lieutenants, Moore and Aldrich. Flagg has developed a romantic relationship with the daughter of the local innkeeper, Charmaine, and resumes their relationship after returning from the front. However, he lies to her and tells her he is married when she wants to come with him on his leave to Paris. Replacements arrive and their lack of discipline and knowledge infuriate the Captain. But he is expecting the arrival of a new top sergeant, who he hopes will be able to train them properly. However, when the sergeant arrives, it is Quirt, Captain Flagg's long time rival, a rivalry which quickly re-ignites.
Key Largo (1948)
, 1h41Directed by John Huston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Gomez
Roles Theatre Play
Rating76%
Ex-Major Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart) arrives at the Hotel Largo in Key Largo, Florida, to visit the family of George Temple, a friend from the Army who had served under him and was killed in the Italian campaign. He meets with George's widow Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall) and his father James (Lionel Barrymore), who owns the hotel. Because the winter vacation season has ended and a major hurricane is approaching, the hotel has only six guests: the dapper Toots (Harry Lewis), the boorish Curly (Thomas Gomez), stone-faced Ralph (William Haade), servant Angel (Dan Seymour), an attractive woman, Gaye Dawn (Claire Trevor) who suffers from alcoholism, and a sixth man who remains secluded in his room. They claim to have come to the Florida Keys for a fishing trip and have a charter boat waiting.
Joan of Arc (1948)
, 2h25Directed by Richard Rosson, Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France
Actors Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan, J. Carrol Naish, George Coulouris, Gene Lockhart
Roles Pièce de théatre
Rating63%
Unlike the play Joan of Lorraine, which is a drama that shows how the story of Joan affects a group of actors who are performing it, the film is a straightforward recounting of the life of the French heroine. It begins with an obviously painted shot of the inside of a basilica with a shaft of light, possibly descending from heaven, shining down from the ceiling, and a solemn off-screen voice pronouncing the canonization of the Maid of Orleans. Then, the opening page of what appears to be a church manuscript recounting Joan's life in Latin is shown on the screen, while some uncredited voiceover narration by actor Shepperd Strudwick sets up the tale. The actual story of Joan then begins, from the time she becomes convinced that she has been divinely called to save France to her being burnt at the stake at the hands of the English and the Burgundians.
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
, 1h36Directed by John M. Stahl, Maxwell Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Fantasy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price, Ray Collins, Harry Morgan
Roles Writer
Rating59%
Quizz West est appelé par la conscription américaine en préparation de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il discute de l'avenir avec sa copine Janet.