P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood

P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood
Author: Brian Taves
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2015-01-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786484438

Beloved British humorist P.G. Wodehouse produced a wealth of literature in his lengthy career, contributing novels, short stories, plays, lyrics and essays to the canon of comic writing. His work in film and television included two stints as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1930s, and his stories have been the basis for more than 150 film and television productions. He also wrote 20 stories and essays about Hollywood, satirizing the city and its entertainment magnates. This book studies P.G. Wodehouse's extensive, but often overlooked relationship with Tinsel Town. The book is arranged chronologically, covering Wodehouse's Hollywood career from his early efforts in silent film, to his later contributions in television, to his work adapted posthumously for the screen. Radio is covered as well, including a discussion of his internment in occupied France and his brief appearances on German radio. Reflecting Wodehouse's international appeal, the book covers Wodehouse films and television in England, Germany, Sweden, and India. Also included are a comprehensive, detailed list of Wodehouse's stories and articles about Hollywood, and a complete filmography of motion picture and television works to which he contributed or which were based on his stories.

Laughing Gas

Laughing Gas
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2008
Genre: Child actors
ISBN: 0099514125

P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881. He is the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner stories and novels.Due to a gaseous malfunction while simultaneously undergoing dental work, Hollywood child star Joey Cooley and Reginald, third Earl of Havershot, end up hob-nobbing in the Fourth Dimension. That’s when wires get crossed and bodies get switched!

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Musical theater
ISBN: 9781841591933

Despite an enormous solo output, P. G Wodehouse often co-operated with other writers, especially in the early stages of his career, exchanging or sharing plots, advising on problems and even writing books and stage-works together. Bring on the Girls is a characteristically mordant account of his work with Guy Bolton in musical comedy, which occupied much of Wodehouse's energy from his arrival in America and effectively made his reputation. This is a tactful book - there are no shocking revelations - but an extremely amusing one, with vivid portraits of such stars as Gertrude Lawrence and insights into febrile life behind the scenes.

P. G. Wodehouse a Life in Letters

P. G. Wodehouse a Life in Letters
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 626
Release: 2013-08-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0099514796

'Wodehouse said letters make "a wonderful oblique form for an autobiography," and Sophie Ratcliffe's expertly edited collection amply proves the point.' Spectator One of the funniest and most admired writers of the twentieth century, P. G. Wodehouse always shied away from the idea of a biography. A quiet, retiring man, he expressed himself through the written word. His letters - collected here - provide an illuminating biographical accompaniment to legendary comic creations such as Jeeves, Wooster, Psmith and the Empress of Blandings. This is a book every lover of Wodehouse will want to possess. 'The letters, gossipy in the kindliest, amused/bemused manner, bear true witness to the wide-ranging influences on Wodehouse's' best-known novels and best-loved characters.' The Times

P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters

P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2013-02-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393089878

The definitive edition of the letters—many previously unpublished—of England’s greatest comic writer. P. G. Wodehouse wrote some of the greatest comic masterpieces of all time. So, naturally, we find the same humor and wit in his letters. He offers hilarious accounts of living in England and France, the effects of prohibition, and how to deal with publishers. He even recounts cricket matches played while in a Nazi internment camp (Wodehouse wanted to show the stiff upper lip of the British in the toughest situations). Over the years, Wodehouse corresponded with relatives, friends, and some of the greatest figures of the twentieth century: Agatha Christie, Ira Gershwin, Evelyn Waugh, George Orwell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letters are arranged chronologically with intersecting sections of biography written by Sophie Ratcliffe. This is the only book you will need to understand the man behind the characters.

What Ho!

What Ho!
Author: P.G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2012-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448164796

We all know Jeeves and Wooster, but which is the best Jeeves story? We all know Blandings, but which is the funniest tale about Lord Emsworth and his adored prize-winning pig? And would the best of Ukridge, or the yarns of the Oldest Member, or Wodehouse's Hollywood stories outdo them? This bumper anthology allows you to choose, bringing you the cream of the crop of stories by the twentieth century's greatest humorous writer. There are favourites aplenty in this selection, which has been compiled with enthusiastic support from P.G. Wodehouse societies around the world. With additional material including novel extracts, working drafts, articles, letters and poems, this anthology provides the best overall celebration of side-splitting humour and sheer good nature available in the pages of any book.

P.G. Wodehouse in His Own Words

P.G. Wodehouse in His Own Words
Author: Barry Day
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781590208656

An unorthodox biography of "the greatest comic writer ever" (Douglas Adams) and a window into the mind of a brilliant humorist.

Quick Service

Quick Service
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Viking Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1954
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780140009941

A complicated chain of events is set into motion after Mrs. Chavender takes a bite of breakfast ham, declares it inedible, and sets out to complain to Duff and Trotter, one of London's most exclusive merchants

Lord Emsworth

Lord Emsworth
Author: P.G. Wodehouse
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781585672776

"Nine stories include a crime wave at Blandings Castle; Ukridge appearing on Corky's doorstep at 3 in the morning, wearing his yellow mackintosh and requesting a whisky and soda; and the Oldest Member warning of the folly of driving into the father of the girl you loved"--Publisher's description.