Anthony Burgess
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.
All My Loving
as SelfOriginally a BBC documentary, this film by Tony Palmer about the 1960's music scene was later...
Movie pageOnce Upon a Time… A Clockwork Orange
as Self (archive footage)A dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony...
Movie pageStill Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self (archive footage)Produced by Channel 4, Still Tickin´: The Return of A Clockwork Orange examines the controversy...
Movie pageLots of Fun at Finnegans Wake, with Anthony Burgess
as HimselfAuthor-critic Anthony Burgess explores in a free-wheeling way perspectives of James Joyce's...
Movie pageMake It New - a portrait of Anthony Burgess
as uncreditedThe English writer and composer, John Anthony Burgess Wilson, relaxed in Italy tells the full...
Movie pageApostrophes
as SelfApostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...
TV Show pageThe Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
TV Show pageOmnibus
as SelfOmnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the...
TV Show pageThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as SelfThis documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph...
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