Philip Barry (1896–1949)
Autor von The Philadelphia Story: A Comedy in Three Acts
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The comedies about Barry, a product of Baker's 47 Workshop, is best remembered for his witty and elegant marriage among the well-to-do. His most noted play is The Philadelphia Story (1939), about a wealthy young woman who on her wedding day switches from a dull social climber to remarry her first mehr anzeigen husband. Other drawing room successes include Paris Bound (1929) and Holiday (1928). Barry also wrote more serious plays but with less critical and popular success. Hotel Universe (1930), in which a group of strangers relive personal crises in their lives, and Here Come the Clowns (1938) are experimental dramas with a mystical side, reflecting a Freudian interpretation of character and existential doubt. In Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1931) a man discovers that his mistress is more his wife in behavior and love than the woman to whom he is legally married. Of Barry, Brendan Gill wrote, "No matter how ambitious the intentions of his plays, he kept the plays themselves modest in scale. He wrote often in the now unfashionable genre of high comedy but his comedies strove to be deeper than they were high." (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Philip Barry
War in heaven 2 Exemplare
THE PHILADEPHIA STORY 1 Exemplar
Paris bound, a comedy 1 Exemplar
White wings, a comedy in three acts 1 Exemplar
Philadelphia Story a Play 1 Exemplar
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Twenty Five Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre: Early Series (1949) — Mitwirkender — 25 Exemplare
Contemporary Drama: European, English and Irish, American Plays (1941) — Mitwirkender — 17 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Andere Namen
- Barry, Philip Jerome Quinn
- Geburtstag
- 1896-06-18
- Todestag
- 1949-12-03
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- New York, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- London, England, UK
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Ausbildung
- Yale College (AB)
- Berufe
- dramatist
- Beziehungen
- Baker, George Pierce (teacher)
Hepburn, Katharine (friend) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1930
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The Animal Kingdom: A Comedy (Classic Reprint) von Philip Barry
Excellent play from the 1930s, dealing with love, infatuation, honor, and self-esteem, from the playwright of HOLIDAY and THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. Not as comedic as those plays, THE ANIMAL KINGDOM is still a worthy example of a fine play from the period. It deals with a man who has two women in love with him, one who wants him to be the best version of himself possible, the other who wants him to be a success financially and socially without regard to his dreams. While the proper choice may seem obvious, playwright Philip Barry makes the man's dilemma seem quite authentic. Leslie Howard starred in the play on Broadway and also in the film version.… (mehr)
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