Frankie and Johnny (eBook)

John Huston (Autor)

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2015
176 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-80344-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The lovers were already legends by the 1930 collaboration between a future director and a fashionable illustrator. Distinctive images enhance the play's script, plus 20 variations on the story and song.

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The ill-fated lovers Frankie and Johnny were already legends by 1930, the year of this illustrated drama's publication. The unique interpretation is a collaboration between John Huston, the future director of The Maltese Falcon and other film classics, and Miguel Covarrubias, an influential painter and caricaturist. Huston, who reputedly interviewed a neighbor of the real-life Frankie and Johnny, was inspired to adapt the tale of love gone wrong for a puppet show for which George Gershwin supplied musical accompaniment. In addition to Huston's script and distinctive images by Covarrubias, this edition features the "e;Saint Louis Version"e; of the folktale, regarded as the most authentic version, as well as 20 variations on the story and song.

Autor

John Huston (1906–87) was a film director, screenwriter, author, and actor. He is best known for the screenplays and direction of such films as The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The African Queen, and many others.Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias (1904–57) was celebrated for his paintings and caricatures. His work appeared in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, and his style influence many latter-day artists, including Al Hirschfeld.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
• Illustrationen: Miguel Covarrubias
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 209 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: american classics • ART • caricatures • cheating • Dramedy • easy to read • famous couples • Fatal Attraction • Fiction • Folktales • George Gershwin • illustrated drama • infidelity • influential painter and caricaturist • music • Musical History • musically influenced literature • puppeteer • puppet shows • relationships • retellings • Romantic drama • scandalous affair • song based literature • song interpretation • song to book adaptations • star crossed lovers • tale of love gone wrong
• ISBN-10: 0-486-80344-9 / 0486803449
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-80344-9 / 9780486803449