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Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Title
Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Philip Gefter.
Author
Gefter, Philip
Publication
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.

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Description
xvii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • 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
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-325) and index.
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.
Call Number
MFLP (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?) 24-3020
ISBN
  • 9781635579628
  • 1635579627
  • 9781635579635 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
1420225016
Author
Gefter, Philip, author.
Title
Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Philip Gefter.
Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-325) and index.
Summary
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.
Research Call Number
MFLP (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?) 24-3020
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