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Peter Glenville

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Director 1913–1996

Peter Glenville (born Peter Patrick Brabazon Browne; 28 October 1913 – 3 June 1996) was an English theatre and film director, and actor. He was a prominent director of stage plays on the West End and Broadway in the 1950s. He was nominated for four Tony Awards for his American plays. In the following decade, he transitioned to become a film director. His first film, The Prisoner (1955), was nominated for Best Film and Best British Film at the 9th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Glenville was nominated for a Best Director Oscar and a Golden Globe for the 1964 film adaptation of the Jean Anouilh play Becket. He had previously directed the stage version. Two of his other films, Summer and…

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In the literature7 passages

  • Direction : Peter Glenville; Producer : David Merrick; Choreography : Onna White; Scenery : Oliver Smith; Costumes : Miles White; Lighting : Jean Rosenthal; Musical Direction : Lehman Engelebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Hotel Paradiso by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres, as adapted by Peter Glenville (Henry Miller’s Theatre, April 11, 1957, 108 performances)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Gleason, at least, was a plausible adversary for Merrick. He was a huge success and a man with a tongue as agile as his opponent's. Peter Glenville, in fact, was convinced that Gleason was the pettier of the two. One of their non-publicized battles was over billing. In Gleason's contract it specified that Gleason's was to be the only name…ebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt
  • While the show was being cast Peter Glenville passed through New York with his friend Laurence Harvey, who was touring the U.S. in the wake of his glowing notices for Room at the Top. Harvey was commanding the then astronomical sum of $350,000 a picture, but he was eager to do Wholesale for a reasonable fee. It turned out that he was Jewi…ebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt
  • Tchin-Tchin, directed by Peter Glenville and starring Margaret Leighton and Anthony Quinn, was a series of scenes between a man and woman, both alcoholics, from two quite different walks of life. It was a play that aroused controversy in London, with estimations of its content ranging from a demonstration of "pure behavior" to "an exposur…ebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt
  • Chapter Thirteen: The material in this chapter is drawn from interviews with Peter Glenville, Garson Kanin, Bob Merrill, Michael Shurtleff, Joseph Stein and Robert Whitehead. The anecdote about Merrill "Firing" Glennville wa recounted to me in detail by Merrill. Glenville does not remember it at all and disputes its having taken place, bu…ebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt

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