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Cocktails with George and Martha
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and the making of 'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
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‘Well-researched ... I was fascinated’ Roger Lewis, author of Erotic Vagrancy A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR From its debut in 1962, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a wild success and a cultural lightning rod. The play transpires over one...
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An award-winning writer reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the provocative play, the groundbreaking film it became, and how two iconic stars changed the image of marriage forever.
An award-winning writer reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the provocative play, the groundbreaking film it became, and how two iconic stars changed the image of marriage forever.
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‘Well-researched ... I was fascinated’ Roger Lewis, author of Erotic Vagrancy
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
From its debut in 1962, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was a wild success and a cultural lightning rod. The play transpires over one long, boozy night, laying bare the lies, compromises, and scalding love that have sustained a middle-aged couple through decades of marriage. It scandalised critics but magnetised audiences.
Then, Hollywood took a colossal gamble on Albee's sophisticated play and won. Co-starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the sensational 1966 film won five Oscars. How this scorching play became a movie classic—surviving censorship attempts, its creators' inexperience, and its stars' own tumultuous marriage, is one of the most riveting stories in all of cinema.
Acclaimed author Philip Gefter traces Woolf from its hushed origins in Greenwich Village, through its tormented production process, to its explosion onto screens and permanent place in the canon of cinematic marriages. He explores how two couples—one fictional, one all too real—brought to light our most deeply held myths about relationships, sex, family, and, against all odds, love.
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ISBN: 9781804186763
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 264g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Philip Gefter is the author of What Becomes a Legend Most: The Biography of Richard Avedon; Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe, which received the 2014 Marfield Prize for arts writing; and an essay collection, Photography After Frank. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker, Aperture, and the New York Times, where he was an editor and photography critic for over fifteen years. He also served as a producer on the award-winning documentary, Bill Cunningham: New York. He lives in New York City.
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