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William Hanley est un Scénariste Américain né le 22 octobre 1931 à Lorain (Etats-Unis)
William Hanley (born October 22, 1931, Lorain, Ohio) is an American playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter. His parents were William and Anne (Rodgers) Hanley. William Hanley, Sr was born in Liverpool, England in 1899, of Irish Catholic immigrants. He was a seaman prior to settling in the USA, and then worked as a housepainter. Shortly after Hanley's birth the family moved to Queens, New York. Hanley attended Cornell for a year, then served in the Army in the early 1950s, before enrolling at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, though he never pursued an acting career. He worked as a bank clerk, mail clerk, factory worker, and book salesman while writing his early scripts.
William Hanley married Shelley Post, 1956 (divorced, 1961), and married Pat Stanley, 1962 (divorced, 1978).
Hanley was a successful Broadway and off Broadway playwright in the 1960s. Howard Taubman wrote in The New York Times in 1962, that Mr. Hanley "an uncommonly gifted writer." But the accolades, and a Tony nomination, did not provide commercial success. "Slow Dance" ran for 88 performances, the off Broadway plays had closed within a month.
However, Hanley subsequently he had a successful career in television, beginning with "Flesh and Blood," originally a stage play that Hanley sold in 1966, to NBC for $112,500, "at the time the most that television had paid an author for a single work". Over a perid of thirty years Hanley wrote more than two dozen TV scripts. He was nominated for Emmys five times and won twice. He also published three novels in the 1970s.
William Hanley died May 25, 2012 after suffering a fall in his home in Ridgefield, CT. He was 80.
The actress Ellen Hanley (1926-2007) was his sister. She is best known for playing Fiorello, La Guardia's first wife in the 1959 Broadway musical "Fiorello!" The British novelist and playwright James Hanley (1897-1985) was his father William's brother. In addition to writing many novels James Hanley also wrote plays for the theatre, radio and television. Another brother was the novelist and script writer Gerald Hanley (1916-1992).
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Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 22 octobre 1931 à Lorain (Etats-Unis)
Mort 25 mai 2012 (à 80 ans)
Récompenses Primetime Emmy Award
Naissance 22 octobre 1931 à Lorain (Etats-Unis)
Mort 25 mai 2012 (à 80 ans)
Récompenses Primetime Emmy Award
William Hanley married Shelley Post, 1956 (divorced, 1961), and married Pat Stanley, 1962 (divorced, 1978).
Hanley was a successful Broadway and off Broadway playwright in the 1960s. Howard Taubman wrote in The New York Times in 1962, that Mr. Hanley "an uncommonly gifted writer." But the accolades, and a Tony nomination, did not provide commercial success. "Slow Dance" ran for 88 performances, the off Broadway plays had closed within a month.
However, Hanley subsequently he had a successful career in television, beginning with "Flesh and Blood," originally a stage play that Hanley sold in 1966, to NBC for $112,500, "at the time the most that television had paid an author for a single work". Over a perid of thirty years Hanley wrote more than two dozen TV scripts. He was nominated for Emmys five times and won twice. He also published three novels in the 1970s.
William Hanley died May 25, 2012 after suffering a fall in his home in Ridgefield, CT. He was 80.
The actress Ellen Hanley (1926-2007) was his sister. She is best known for playing Fiorello, La Guardia's first wife in the 1959 Broadway musical "Fiorello!" The British novelist and playwright James Hanley (1897-1985) was his father William's brother. In addition to writing many novels James Hanley also wrote plays for the theatre, radio and television. Another brother was the novelist and script writer Gerald Hanley (1916-1992).
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Passion's Way (1999)
, 1h28Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Sela Ward, Timothy Dalton, Alicia Witt, Jamie Glover, Cynthia Harris, Leslie Caron
Note53%
The film is set in early 20th century, in France. A young widow renews her love with a man until she discovers that he had a past relationship with one of her new employees, who is a nanny. This makes the two women accuse each other for particular reasons until the end of the movie.
Scarlett (1994)
, 6hRéalisé par John Erman
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Joanne Whalley, Timothy Dalton, Stephen Collins, George Grizzard, Sean Bean, Esther Elizabeth Rolle
Note63%
The series begins with Scarlett attending the funeral of Melanie Wilkes, her ex-sister-in-law and rival for Ashley Wilkes' affection, at which her estranged husband, Rhett Butler, is not present. She, heartbroken that he left her, sets out for Tara and is saddened when she learns that Mammy, her mainstay since birth, is dying. When she arrives there, she sends a telegram to notify Rhett about Mammy under the name of Will Benteen (her sister, Suellen's, husband), because she knows that he won't come if he suspects she is there. Before Mammy passes away, she makes him swear to look after "her lamb", Miss Scarlett. He agrees, although he has no intention of honoring the request. After she dies, he and Scarlett have another snipe-filled encounter, which culminates in him leaving and her returning to the Atlanta house, determined to win him back.
Le Journal d'Anne Frank (1988)
, 1h35Réalisé par John Erman
Genres Drame, Guerre, Historique
Thèmes Religion, Politique, Religion juive
Acteurs Mary Steenburgen, Paul Scofield, Huub Stapel, Tom Wilkinson, Eleanor Bron, Frances Cuka
Note67%
1942. Alors que les nazis occupent la Hollande et persécutent les juifs, Anne Frank et sa famille décident de se cacher dans le grenier d’un immeuble d’Amsterdam. Malgré les menaces de dénonciation, une amie de la famille accepte de les protéger à ses risques et périls...
Something About Amelia (1984)
, 1h40Réalisé par Randa Haines
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Thèmes La famille, Sexualité
Acteurs Ted Danson, Glenn Close, Olivia Cole, Melissa Francis, Roxana Zal, Lane Smith
Note67%
La honte et la peur ont gardé Amelia Bennett silencieuse au sujet de l'agression sexuelle qu'elle subit aux mains de son père, Steven. Mais comme Amelia commence à croire que Steven pourrait faire du mal à son jeune frère de la même manière, elle se libère de son terrible secret. Confrontée à cette nouvelle horrible, la femme de Steven, Gail, n'arrive pas à croire que ce soit vrai, et il professe son innocence. Mais à mesure que de nouveaux détails apparaissent, la famille est profondément secouée.
Les Parachutistes arrivent (1969)
, 1h47Réalisé par John Frankenheimer
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Action, Aventure, Romance
Thèmes Transport, Aviation
Acteurs Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Bedelia, Sheree North
Note62%
Profitant de leur passage dans la petite ville provinciale de Bridgeville, la veille du 4 juillet, Malcolm et deux de ses amis parachutistes d'exhibition rendent visite à sa tante et son oncle. Elizabeth se sent immédiatement et irrémédiablement attirée par Mike malgré le cynisme de ce dernier qui semble poursuivre une quête existentielle vers la mort.
Flesh and Blood (1968)
, 1h40Réalisé par Arthur Penn
Origine Etats-Unis
Acteurs Edmond O'Brien, Kim Stanley, E. G. Marshall, Kim Darby, Suzanne Pleshette, Robert Duvall
Note65%