Anthony Burgess

Born: 1917-02-25

John Burgess Wilson (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) — who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess — was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess' most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works. It was adapted into a highly controversial 1971 film by Stanley Kubrick; which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. Burgess produced numerous other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He was a prominent critic, writing acclaimed studies of classic writers such as William Shakespeare, James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence and Ernest Hemingway. In 2008, The Times placed Burgess number 17 on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Burgess was an accomplished musician and linguist. He composed over 250 musical works, including a first symphony around age 18, wrote a number of libretti, and translated, among other works, Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus the King and Carmen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Burgess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'

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Released: 2000-03-18

Produced by Channel 4, Still Tickin´: The Return of A Clockwork Orange examines the controversy...

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All My Loving

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Released: 1968-11-03

Originally a BBC documentary, this film by Tony Palmer about the 1960's music scene was later...

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Once Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange

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Released: 2012-12-01

A dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony...

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Lots of Fun at Finnegans Wake, with Anthony Burgess

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Released: 1973-07-08

Author-critic Anthony Burgess explores in a free-wheeling way perspectives of James Joyce's...

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Make It New - a portrait of Anthony Burgess

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Released: 1984-10-28

The English writer and composer, John Anthony Burgess Wilson, relaxed in Italy tells the full...

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The Dick Cavett Show

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First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Le Grand Échiquier

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First aired: 1972-01-12

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Apostrophes

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First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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Omnibus

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First aired: 1967-10-13

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the...

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