George du Maurier

Nacimiento : 1834-03-06, Paris, France

Muerte : 1896-10-08

Historia

George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and author, known for his cartoons in Punch and for his novel Trilby. He was the father of actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Description above from the Wikipedia George du Maurier licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Películas

Svengali
Svengali
Novel
An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger. An adaptation of George L. Du Maurier's novel "Trilby"
Svengali
Svengali
Novel
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Sueño de amor eterno
Sueño de amor eterno
Novel
Peter Ibbetson y Mary Mimsey, enamorados desde que eran niños, se vieron separados por las circunstancias de la vida, pero con el tiempo volverán a encontrarse: él convertido en un famoso arquitecto y ella casada con el duque de Towers
Svengali
Svengali
Novel
Svengali es un profesor de música que utiliza a las mujeres, controlándolas por medio de ciertos poderes hipnóticos y telepáticos. Cuando conoce a la dulce Trilby, una modelo que posa para pintores, y que posee una magnífica voz, decide que la muchacha ha de ser suya... (FILMAFFINITY)
Svengali
Svengali
Novel
Forever
Forever
Novel
Architect Peter Ibbetson is hired by the Duke of Towers to design a building for him. Ibbetson discovers that the Duchess of Towers, Mary, is his now-grown childhood sweetheart. Their love revives, but Peter is sentenced to life in prison for an accidental killing. Mary comes to him in dreams and they are able to live out their romance in a dream world.
Trilby
Trilby
Novel
A hypnotic Svengali controls the singing voice of a young starlet, but he cannot control her heart. This 1915 Maurice Tourneur film is a version of the famous duMaurier novel. It was later done in a more famous 1931 film named Svengali with John Barrymore. The later film obviously changed the title due to the huge presence of its' star.
Trilby
Trilby
Novel
A hypnotist makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.
Svengali
Svengali
Novel
Based on the novel Trilby by George du Maurier. A girl named Trilby meets Svengali, a musician and hypnotist, who claims he can turn her into a talented singer via hypnosis.
Ella Lola, a la Trilby
Ella Lola, a la Trilby
Novel
A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora Duncan. She dances barefoot without stockings and is dressed in a long, flowing gown bound across the bosom in Grecian style, with inside fringe and a draped cape hooked to her wrist. She also wears what appears to be a garland headpiece. Holding her gown with one hand throughout, the dancer performs a series of kicks and turns with leg kicks front and back, rocking, and round de jambe.
Trilby and Little Billee
Trilby and Little Billee
Novel
Based on Harper's Monthly short story, novel, and play, Trilby, by George Du Maurier. Considered the first book-to-film adaption.