Peter Nichols, the British playwright whose play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg provided Albert Finney with his 1968 Broadway debut and did the same in 2003 for Eddie Izzard, died Sept. 7 in Oxford, England. He was 92.
His death was announced on Twitter by agent Alan Brodie Representation. A cause of death was not given.
In addition to Joe Egg, his most familiar play, Nichols’ credits include the 1972 film version starring Alan Bates and 1966’s Swinging London touchstone Georgy Girl starring Lynne Redgrave, Bates, Charlotte Rampling and James Mason.
Based on his own difficult experience as the father of a daughter born with severe disabilities, Nichols’ A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg – Joe was short for Josephine – used broad, music-hall style comedy to tell the story of a married couple struggling to care for their daughter with cerebral palsy. With the jarring use of dark comedy to avoid sentimentality,...
His death was announced on Twitter by agent Alan Brodie Representation. A cause of death was not given.
In addition to Joe Egg, his most familiar play, Nichols’ credits include the 1972 film version starring Alan Bates and 1966’s Swinging London touchstone Georgy Girl starring Lynne Redgrave, Bates, Charlotte Rampling and James Mason.
Based on his own difficult experience as the father of a daughter born with severe disabilities, Nichols’ A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg – Joe was short for Josephine – used broad, music-hall style comedy to tell the story of a married couple struggling to care for their daughter with cerebral palsy. With the jarring use of dark comedy to avoid sentimentality,...
- 9/9/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Lynn Redgrave burst to stardom with this fine study of romance vs. reality in swinging London circa 1966. Georgy thinks of herself as a plain Jane next to her popular roommate, played by Charlotte Rampling. Alan Bates is the flighty boyfriend and James Mason the old millionaire making indecent proposals. How can a good girl get somewhere in life? As sometimes happens, the song by The Seekers has retained more fame than the movie.
Georgy Girl
Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1966 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date November 26, 2018 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £14.99
Starring: James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling, Bill Owen.
Cinematography: Ken Higgins
Film Editor: John Bloom
Art Direction: Tony Woollard
Original Music: Alexander Faris
Written by Peter Nichols, Margaret Forster from her novel
Produced by Robert A. Goldston, Otto Plaschkes
Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Georgy Girl likely first existed in our minds as a hit song, with...
Georgy Girl
Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1966 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date November 26, 2018 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £14.99
Starring: James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling, Bill Owen.
Cinematography: Ken Higgins
Film Editor: John Bloom
Art Direction: Tony Woollard
Original Music: Alexander Faris
Written by Peter Nichols, Margaret Forster from her novel
Produced by Robert A. Goldston, Otto Plaschkes
Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Georgy Girl likely first existed in our minds as a hit song, with...
- 11/20/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Georgy Girl director Silvio Narizzano has died. He was 84.
The Canadian-born filmmaker passed away on 26 July in London. No further information was available as WENN went to press.
Narizzano made his directing debut in 1965 with the horror film Die! Die! My Darling, before stepping behind the camera for Georgy Girl, starring Lynn Redgrave in the title role.
The movie, based on a novel by Margaret Forster, was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actress for Redgrave and Best Cinematography.
He went on to shoot Blue with Terence Stamp and later recruited Laurence Olivier for a TV adaptation of Come Back, Little Sheba.
Narizzano is survived by two sisters and a brother, reports Variety.com.
The Canadian-born filmmaker passed away on 26 July in London. No further information was available as WENN went to press.
Narizzano made his directing debut in 1965 with the horror film Die! Die! My Darling, before stepping behind the camera for Georgy Girl, starring Lynn Redgrave in the title role.
The movie, based on a novel by Margaret Forster, was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actress for Redgrave and Best Cinematography.
He went on to shoot Blue with Terence Stamp and later recruited Laurence Olivier for a TV adaptation of Come Back, Little Sheba.
Narizzano is survived by two sisters and a brother, reports Variety.com.
- 8/8/2011
- WENN
Silvio Narizzano, best known for the 1966 swinging London comedy-drama Georgy Girl, died July 26. Narizzano was 84. Based on Margaret Forster's novel, and starring Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, James Mason, and Charlotte Rampling, Georgy Girl was considered daring at the time because its plot included sex (of the non-marital kind), abortion, and adultery. For her performance as the homely, ungainly Georgy, Lynn Redgrave was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award and for a BAFTA in the Best British Actress category. Additionally, she shared the New York Film Critics Circle's Best Actress Award with (eventual Oscar winner) Elizabeth Taylor (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). Narizzano, for his part, was nominated by the Directors Guild of America. Born in Montreal (Feb. 8, 1927) to an Italian-American family, Narizzano began his show business career on the Canadian stage and television. He later moved to the United Kingdom, where he worked on British TV. Narizzano's first...
- 7/28/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Actress Lynn Redgrave, part of the Redgrave acting dynasty, died May 2.
The sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, aunt to the late Natasha Richardson and "Nip/Tuck" actress Joely Richardson, Redgrave received her first Oscar nomination in 1967 for the British feature "Georgy Girl", her third film appearance, and went on to a long career in film, television and theater, earning three Tony nominations, an Emmy nomination, and a second Oscar nod in 1999 for "Gods and Monsters".
"Georgy Girl", the 1966 British film based on a novel by author Margaret Forster was directed by Silvio Narizzano, starring Redgrave as 'Georgy', with Alan Bates, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling and Bill Owen.
The title song, performed by Australian band The Seekers, became a hit single and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (music by Tom Springfield, lyrics by Jim Dale).
Sneak Peek "Georgy Girl"...
The sister of Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave, aunt to the late Natasha Richardson and "Nip/Tuck" actress Joely Richardson, Redgrave received her first Oscar nomination in 1967 for the British feature "Georgy Girl", her third film appearance, and went on to a long career in film, television and theater, earning three Tony nominations, an Emmy nomination, and a second Oscar nod in 1999 for "Gods and Monsters".
"Georgy Girl", the 1966 British film based on a novel by author Margaret Forster was directed by Silvio Narizzano, starring Redgrave as 'Georgy', with Alan Bates, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling and Bill Owen.
The title song, performed by Australian band The Seekers, became a hit single and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (music by Tom Springfield, lyrics by Jim Dale).
Sneak Peek "Georgy Girl"...
- 5/3/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
This looks set to be an exciting year for feminism. Here Viv Groskop rounds up the books, films, theatre and marches that will inspire us all in the coming months
This is a big year for feminist anniversaries. It was 40 years ago that the first ever National Women's Liberation conference was held in the UK, that Germaine Greer published her groundbreaking book The Female Eunuch and Kate Millett published the life-changing work Sexual Politics. The year looks set to include a whole host of celebrations then, one of which is already underway – the Ms Understood exhibition at the Women's Library in London, which traces "the sisterhood and spirit of 1970s feminism" and runs until the end of March.
But this year's feminist calendar isn't solely historical. Three major new feminist books are to be published in Britain, the TV series Mad Men continues to explore the sexual politics of the 1960s,...
This is a big year for feminist anniversaries. It was 40 years ago that the first ever National Women's Liberation conference was held in the UK, that Germaine Greer published her groundbreaking book The Female Eunuch and Kate Millett published the life-changing work Sexual Politics. The year looks set to include a whole host of celebrations then, one of which is already underway – the Ms Understood exhibition at the Women's Library in London, which traces "the sisterhood and spirit of 1970s feminism" and runs until the end of March.
But this year's feminist calendar isn't solely historical. Three major new feminist books are to be published in Britain, the TV series Mad Men continues to explore the sexual politics of the 1960s,...
- 1/8/2010
- by Viv Groskop
- The Guardian - Film News
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