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| Arthur
Pinero
1850 - 1934 |
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.  The author and screenwriter Arthur Pinero first began a law school
but stopped studying later. He went to R.H. Wyndham's Company in 1874 and
made first experiences as an actor.
After his change at the Lyceum Theater he also began to write first
plays and especially the comedies made him very popular.
During his career he wrote about 60 plays, among others "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" (1893), "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith" (1895) and "Trelawny of the Wells" (1898). His works were soon spotted by the film business and the first filming
came in 1915 into being with "Sweet Lavender" (15). In the next years followed
many other filmings of his plays like "Iris" (16), "Trelawny of the Wells"
(16), "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" (16), "The Amazons" (17), "The Gay Lord
Quex" (19), "A Slave of Vanity" (20), "The Enchanted Cottage" (24) and
"His House in Order" (28).
After Arthur Pinero's death followed numerous other film versions based on his plays, to these productions belong "Those Were the Days" (34), "Dandy Dick" (35), "Trelawny of the Wells" (38), "The Enchanted Cottage" (45), "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" (52) and "The Schoolmistress" (67). Arthur Pinero belonged to few authors who also wrote strong roles for women and his plays became a demanded challenge for many actresses of his time. Arthur Pinero was knighted in 1909 for his credits.
Other movies from Arthur Pinero (filmed books):
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