Heathcote Williams (1941–2017)
Autore di Whale Nation
Sull'Autore
John Henley Heathcote Williams was born in Helsby, Cheshire, England on November 15, 1941. He studied law at Christ Church, Oxford, but left without earning a degree. He was a poet, playwright, and actor who used every artistic means available to express his outrage at royal privilege, private mostra altro property, environmental degradation, and numerous other targets. His first book, The Speakers, was published in 1964. His collections of poetry included Whale Nation, Sacred Elephant, Falling for a Dolphin, Autogeddon, Royal Babylon: The Case Against the Monarchy, and American Porn. His plays included The Local Stigmatic, AC/DC, The Immortalist, and Remember the Truth Dentist. He also appeared in several movies including The Tempest, Wish You Were Here, Orlando, and Basic Instinct 2. He wrote the television drama What the Dickens!, about Charles Dickens's fondness for staging amateur magic shows for friends. It was broadcast on the BBC in 1983. He died from lung disease on July 1, 2017 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Heathcote Williams
The local stigmatic 1 copia
Was Moby Dick behind 9/11 ? 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Heathcote-Williams, John Henley Jasper
- Data di nascita
- 1941-11-15
- Data di morte
- 2017-07-01
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Istruzione
- Eton College
- Attività lavorative
- poet
playwright
actor - Relazioni
- Heathcote Williams, H. (father)
Samson, Polly (ex-partner)
Gilmour, Charlie (son)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 20
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 367
- Popolarità
- #65,579
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 54
- Lingue
- 5
Now, the elephant is celebrated in this poem by the author of Whale Nation and Falling for a Dolphin. Beautiful empathetic photographs.
100 black-and-white and 70 full-color illustrations. Nothing specifically mentioned about Indonesia, but Asian elephants are of course covered.