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William Congreve(1670-1729)

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William Congreve was born on 24 January 1670. He was a writer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Beryl Reid (1977) and Drama (1977). He died on 19 January 1729.
BornJanuary 24, 1670
DiedJanuary 19, 1729(58)
BornJanuary 24, 1670
DiedJanuary 19, 1729(58)
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BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Beryl Reid (1977)
Beryl Reid
TV Series
  • Writer
Leo McKern and Max Wall in Drama (1977)
Drama
5.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Conflict
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • Handel: Semele (2020)
    Handel: Semele
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Eccles: Semele
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Semele (2018)
    Semele
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2018
  • Cecilia Bartoli and Charles Workman in Semele (2007)
    Semele
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2007
  • Love for Love
    7.3
    Short
    • play "Love for Love"
    • 2001
  • Rosemary Joshua in Semele (1999)
    Semele
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1999
  • All the World's a Stage (1984)
    All the World's a Stage
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • play: 'The Way of the World'
    • 1984
  • The Double Dealer (1980)
    The Double Dealer
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1980
  • Beryl Reid (1977)
    Beryl Reid
    TV Series
    • original script by
    • 1979
  • Leo McKern and Max Wall in Drama (1977)
    Drama
    5.4
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1977
  • Così va il mondo
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1975
  • The Way of the World
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Liebe für Liebe
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1973
  • Så går det till här i världen
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1968
  • Liebe für Liebe
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • play "Love for Love"
    • 1967

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  • Born
    • January 24, 1670
  • Died
    • January 19, 1729
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Way of the Woorld", produced on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Directed by B. Iden Payne. Guild Theatre: 1 Jun 1931-8 Jun 1931 (8 performances). Cast: Fay Bainter (as "Mrs. Millamant"), Eliot Cabot, Alan Campbell, Ernest Cossart (as "Sir Wilfull Whitwoud"), Alice Fischer, Gerald Hamer (as "Witwoud"), Walter Hampden (as "Mirabell"), Sheelagh Hayes, Moffat Johnston (as "Petulant"), Ben Lackland (as "A Messenger"), Gene Lockhart (as "Waitwell"), Kathleen Lockhart (as "Foible"), Charles McCarthy, Mary McCoy, Samuel Merwin, Paul Parks, William S. Rainey, Erna Rowan, Selena Royle (as "Mrs. Fainall"), Dorothy Stickney (as "Mincing"), Cora Witherspoon (as "Mrs. Marwood"). Produced by The Players Club.
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    Incredibly, although there have been several films entitled "The Way of the World", none of them have been based on Congreve's famous play. Congreve's play has, in fact, never been seen on the motion picture screen (as of 2005). It has, however, been produced on television.

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