Cocktails with George and Martha
Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Format: Book
Description: xvii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.
Contents:
Prologue -- The college of complexes -- Marquee dreams -- Wild applause -- Hollywood bound -- If you give me chocolate, I'll give you flowers -- Flies in the ointment -- The most famous couple in the world -- The art of filmmaking -- Those damned guests -- The producer's other cheek -- Getting to the marrow -- Labor pains -- Edward Albee and Mike Nichols dance the watusi -- Marriage in relief: an epilogue.
Subjects:
Nichols, Mike.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
Segal, George.
Dennis, Sandy, 1937-1992.
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Motion picture)
Marriage in motion pictures -- History and criticism.
Nichols, Mike.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
Segal, George.
Dennis, Sandy, 1937-1992.
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Motion picture)
Marriage in motion pictures -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9781635579628
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Gef | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Held |
PERFORMING ARTS Gef | Main (Downtown) | New - First Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/17/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-325) and index.