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[Book Nerd News] William Luce, ‘Belle of Amherst’ and ‘Barrymore’ Playwright, Dies at 88

Posted on December 12, 2019 by maedez
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WILLIAM LUCE, ‘BELLE OF AMHERST’ AND ‘BARRYMORE’ PLAYWRIGHT, DIES AT 88 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

Posted in Deaths | Tagged Belle of Amherst, Broadway, Deaths, Emily Dickinson, Plays, Playwrights, William Luce, Writers, Writing | Leave a reply

Arthur Miller on the Best Work

Posted on August 23, 2017 by maedez
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“The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.”–Arthur Miller

Posted in Dead Writers, Quotes | Tagged Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Quotes, Books, Creativity, Dead Writers, Plays, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing | 4 Replies

[Book Nerd News] Rest in Peace, Sam Shepard

Posted on July 31, 2017 by maedez
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Sam Shepard, Esteemed Playwright and Actor, Dies at 73 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

Posted in News | Tagged Actors, American Playwrights, Entertainment, News, Plays, Playwrights, Sam Shepard, Writers, Writing | 1 Reply

[Ophelia in Art] #8: Ophelia by Arthur Rackham

Posted on April 4, 2017 by maedez
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Ophelia by Arthur Rackham:

Ophelia by Arthur Rackham

Posted in Art, Plays | Tagged Art, Arthur Rackham, Books, Fictional Characters, Hamlet, Ophelia, Ophelia in Art, Plays, William Shakespeare | 4 Replies

[Ophelia in Art] #7: Ophelia by Artur Grottger, 1865

Posted on March 25, 2017 by maedez
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Ophelia by Artur Grottger, 1865:

Ophelia by Artur Grottger, 1865

Ophelia by Artur Grottger, 1865

Posted in Art, Plays, Uncategorized | Tagged Art, Artists, Artur Gottger, Books, Dead Writers, Hamlet, Ophelia, Ophelia in Art, Plays, William Shakespeare | Leave a reply

[Ophelia in Art] #6: Ophelia by Frances MacDonald

Posted on March 19, 2017 by maedez
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Ophelia by Frances MacDonald, 1898:

Ophelia by Frances MacDonald, 1898

Posted in Art, Plays | Tagged Art, Artists, Books, Dead Writers, Frances MacDonald, Hamlet, Ophelia in Art, Plays, Reading, William Shakespeare, Writers | 2 Replies

Let’s Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with George Bernard Shaw

Posted on March 17, 2017 by maedez
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Caricature of George Bernard Shaw by Max Beerbohm

“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.”–George Bernard Shaw (Back to Methuselah)

Posted in Art, Dead Writers, Quotes | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, Plays, Quotes, Reading, St. Patrick's Day | 2 Replies

[Ophelia in Art] #5: Ophelia by Marcus Stone, 1888

Posted on March 15, 2017 by maedez
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Ophelia by Marcus Stone, 1888:

Ophelia by Marcus Stone, 1888

Posted in Art, Plays | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, Hamlet, Marcus Stone, Ophelia, Ophelia in Art, Plays, Reading, William Shakespeare, Writers | Leave a reply

[Ophelia in Art] #4: Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1894

Posted on March 11, 2017 by maedez
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Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1894:

Ophelia by John William Waterhouse, 1894

Posted in Art, Plays | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, Hamlet, John William Waterhouse, Ophelia, Ophelia in Art, Plays, Reading, William Shakespeare, Writers | Leave a reply

[Ophelia in Art] #3: Ophelia, 1873

Posted on March 3, 2017 by maedez
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The engraving is by Charles Knight. Original artist unknown.

Ophelia, circa 1873

Ophelia, circa 1873. Engraving by Charles Knight.

Posted in Art | Tagged Art, Books, Dead Writers, Engravings, Hamlet, Ophelia, Plays, William Shakespeare, Writers | Leave a reply

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