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James Whale Information
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 Whale was born in Dudley, England, the sixth of the seven children of a blast furnaceman and a nurse. He was thought not strong enough to follow his brothers into the local heavy industries and started work as a cobbler. He realised some talent for...


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James Whale Quotes
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 The future is just old age and illness and pain.... I must have peace and this is the only...




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 The Independent - London
James Whale
05/19/2008: 1,069 words, approx. 4 pages MY LIFE IN MEDIA 'Ken Livingstone had 70 media advisors. Boris Johnson only needs me. I'm ideal. I know what the ordinary man or woman on the street thinks' James Whale, 57, is a radio host and television presenter who hit the...
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 Cineaste
Gods and Monsters: The Search for the Right Whale.(filmmaker James Whale)
09/22/1999: 4,613 words, approx. 15 pages The life and artistic career of filmmaker James Whale is examined, focusing on his films, such as "The Bride of Frankenstein," and the representation of Whale in Bill Condon's film "Gods and Monsters" and Christopher Bram's novel, "Father of Frankenstein." Topics include the impact...
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 AP News
Today in history - May 29
5/29/2007: 615 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Tuesday, May 29, the 149th day of 2007. There are 216 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 29, 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses. Responding to a cry of "Treason!" Henry declared, "If this...
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 The New York Observer
Von Trier Tackles Slavery; Still Hasn\'d5t Visited the U.S.
1/29/2006: 1,759 words, approx. 6 pages Lars von Trier’s Manderlay, from his own screenplay, is the second installment of Mr. von Trier’s “American” trilogy following Dogville (2003), and is said to have been “inspired” by Jean Paulhan’s “Happiness Is Slavery” (the preface to Pauline Reage’s Story of O—purportedly a true story...



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Critical Essay by Dennis Fischer
12,532 words, approx. 42 pages
 In the following essay, Fischer provides a survey of Whale's career, focusing on his horror films.
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Critical Essay by Paul Jensen
3,765 words, approx. 13 pages
 In the following essay, Jensen discusses Whale as an early example of an auteur film director.
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Critical Essay by Jorge Luis Borges
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 An Argentine short story writer, poet, and essayist, Borges was one of the leading figures in modern literature. His writing is often used by critics to illustrate the contemporary view of literature as a highly sophisticated game. Justifying this interpretation of Borges's works are his admitted respect for stories that are artificial inventions of art rather than realistic representations of life, his use of philosophical conceptions as a means of achieving literary effects, and his frequent varia...


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