tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post6452867016507683437..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Trap for a Lonely ManMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-83939286893252033292013-11-17T13:29:08.733+00:002013-11-17T13:29:08.733+00:00"Chase a Crooked Shadow" is not based on..."Chase a Crooked Shadow" is not based on this Thomas play. Yuri G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05736024171699135022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77949165089593567842009-12-18T23:22:26.211+00:002009-12-18T23:22:26.211+00:00Bob, I would love to see that! My French is rusty ...Bob, I would love to see that! My French is rusty but my daughter is quite a linguist, so she can probably help me with the tricky bits! Thanks for this. Mespiede's book sounds great.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-70224626790922422432009-12-18T22:11:10.864+00:002009-12-18T22:11:10.864+00:00Claude Mesplède’s Dictionnaire to the rescue. I w...Claude Mesplède’s Dictionnaire to the rescue. I was at pains to emphasise last time the book’s international scope, but it is superb on the French scene, as you might expect.<br /> Born in 1930 died 1989, Robert Thomas started as a young actor in films and on the stage. Piège pour un homme seul (Trap for a Lonely Man) appears to be his third play, which as you observe earned him international attention. In France, unusually for a theatre piece, it won the 1961 Prix du Quai des Orfèvres, the second oldest crime fiction prize in the world.<br /> Eight Women, was, in fact, his first produced play, presented in Nice in 1958, though the version of it, adapted and directed by François Ozon in 2002, was rewritten by Thomas in 1960. He wrote other crime dramas too, also adapting Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest. The Dictionnaire lists seven titles as amongst his most important work. He also worked in both films and television, ending his career as the director of the Theatre Edouard VII in Paris over the period 1970-1989.<br /> How’s your French, Martin? I’ll put a copy of the entry in the post...Bob Cornwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-6471556870373000132009-12-17T19:25:34.140+00:002009-12-17T19:25:34.140+00:00Philip - as ever, very interesting info. I must fi...Philip - as ever, very interesting info. I must find more about Thomas!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-27336637118645635942009-12-17T12:15:46.750+00:002009-12-17T12:15:46.750+00:00Martin, Ding Dong Dead is published by Samuel Fren...Martin, Ding Dong Dead is published by Samuel French, a NY specialist in matters theatrical, and, though I doubt it's a worthwhile exercise, a part of it may be read on Google Book Search, in English and described as "Adapted by Mawby Green and Ed Feilbert from a Comedy of Suspense by Robert Thomas".<br /><br />As we speak of plays, it was interesting to read this morning that Agatha Christie may have a considerable success under way with a non-crime play entitled A Daughter's a Daughter, produced once before in 1956 when it had a very short run. The Times reviewer, for what it's worth, calls it "a rattling good play" and it does sound interesting. And surprising, given the author -- not what one would expect at all. And, ahem, Honeysuckle Weeks is in it.Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-34460033145496584362009-12-16T22:39:32.356+00:002009-12-16T22:39:32.356+00:00Philip, thanks for this extra info. I see that 8 W...Philip, thanks for this extra info. I see that 8 Women is quite a significant film, which must be worth a look. Ding Dong Dead is totally unknown to me.<br />Elizabeth, the plot of Trap is excellent.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-68591695174870268682009-12-16T11:03:22.931+00:002009-12-16T11:03:22.931+00:00A mystery man!
I'm not familiar with the pla...A mystery man! <br /><br />I'm not familiar with the play. I love twist endings so I'll have to get my hands on a film.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-9528089914661309992009-12-16T08:47:28.686+00:002009-12-16T08:47:28.686+00:00He's certainly a bit of a mystery man, Martin,...He's certainly a bit of a mystery man, Martin, but he did also write a play entitled Ding Dong Dead, and the film 8 Femmes was based on another (and different?) play of his. There is not a generosity of information.Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.com