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Tag Archives: Clifford Odets
Happy Birthday, Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets (playwright in the 30s and 40s – inspiration to Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, a generation of playwrights – and he inspires still although some of his plays have dated badly) kept a journal throughout his tumultuous life. One … Continue reading
Life-size icon in a white dress
Marilyn Monroe. Nice commentary – also cool photo, huh? I love that weird hand-chair right next to her. Relevant clip from Seven Year Itch below:
Revival of Awake and Sing
My eyes stung with tears reading the review of the revival of Awake and Sing that just opened here in New York at the Belasco. This was Odets’ biggest hit – the story of the rambunctious bickering Berger family in … Continue reading
Odets’s Voice
Wonderful in-depth piece about Clifford Odets in The New Yorker. The article pretty much got it all right … and I very much agree with John Lahr’s statement that it was not that Odets lost his talent, it was that … Continue reading
The Books: “The Flowering Peach” (Clifford Odets)
Next script on my script shelf: Next play in my little unalphabetized pile of Samuel French plays is The Flowering Peach., by Clifford Odets And … it is hard to believe – but this is my last book in this … Continue reading
The Books: “The Country Girl” (Clifford Odets)
Next script on my script shelf: Next play in my little unalphabetized pile of Samuel French plays is The Country Girl, by Clifford Odets Odets. My man Odets. To my ear, nobody else sounds like him. He’s one of those … Continue reading
Marilyn Monroe Hanging Out With Clifford Odets
From Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors, by Peter Bogdonavich: I recalled Orson Welles telling me about being at a Hollywood party which Marilyn attended (circa 1946 or ’47) while she was still a lowly starlet, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Elia Kazan
I have spent my life pretty much studying his movies, ever since I saw East of Eden when I was 12 years old. His involvement in The Group Theatre in the 1930s helped launch him as a director – even … Continue reading
The Books: “Rocket to the Moon” (Clifford Odets)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Another Clifford Odets play – Rocket to the Moon. First produced in 1938 (with the Group Theatre – all of Odets’ stuff in the beginning was done by the Group Theatre) Rocket to the … Continue reading
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The Books: “Golden Boy” (Clifford Odets)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Another Clifford Odets play – and this one is probably the most well-known of his plays (although I do not believe it is his best)- Golden Boy It was turned into a movie, first … Continue reading