Shaw's first play, 1965.

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Shaw's first play, 1965.

A play based on the genesis, performances, and reception of Shaw's Widowers' houses in 1892. Drawn from contemporary and later accounts, criticisms and other documents by Eric Ewens. This play was produced by Terence Tiller for BBC in 1965. Unique copy of this BBC script mounted on left side on lined paper. Inscribed in front, "Producer's working copy - Terence Tiller". Very heavily revised and annotated in Terence Tiller's hand on right side. Commercial accountants-style book with alphabetical side tabs and blue cloth binding. Pages 48-100 are blank.

100 pages ; 37 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284718

Cornell University Library

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Tiller, Terence, 1916-

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Terence Tiller, scholar and writer, was born in Cornwall, England, and was educated at Latymer School and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for English verse. Tiller taught medieval history at Cambridge and later English literature in Cairo, 1939-1946. Since 1946 Tiller has been a writer/producer in the BBC features department. In 1963 Tiller won 3rd prize in the Guinness Poetry Award. His publications include "Poems" (1941), ...

Ewens, Eric.

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Ewens was an English playwright. Tiller was an English playwright, translator, and poet who lived from 1916-1987. From the description of Shaw's first play, 1965. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 302320427 ...