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Authors, English Authors, English 20th century Biography Children's stories, English History and criticism Fantasy fiction, English Greene, Graham 1904-1991 Huxley, Aldous 1894-1963 Huxley, Laura Archera Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples) 1898-1963 Narnia (Imaginary place) Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973Summary: Made for television documentary chronicles the C.S. Lewis story from his early days in Northern Ireland, through his acclaimed academic career at Oxford University, his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, and his relationship with his wife, Joy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Crouse Entertainment Group/Duncan Group 2001
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAGSummary: "This film tells the story of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist and author of many stories, including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It describes the importance of the rural English West Midlands, where Tolkien grew up, in shaping his literary imagination and how the ancient northern languages he studied and taught throughout his life influenced...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV J.R.R.Summary: The documentary uses Graham Greene's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and clips from his many films, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The cast includes John Le Carre, psychologist Kay Jamison, critic David Lodge, Time correspondent Bernard Diederich, former CIA Inspector General Fredrick Hitz, and Greene's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DANSummary: This program will give you a real insight into the man behind the legends of "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" and "The Hobbit" - the people and places that shaped the unique literary genius that is J.R.R. Tolkien.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cobra Entertainment LLC. 2004
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Summary: Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Laura Huxley married Aldous Huxley in 1956. Their home was the center of the artistic and intellectual avant-garde of Los Angeles. Huxley on Huxley offers a compelling glimpse of Laura's life with Aldous and the revolutionary and provocative work that had a major influence on American and contemporary cultural history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HUXSummary: The true story of the author of the classic series of books - "The Chronicle of Narnia", including "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cobra Entertainment 2005