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Anthony Burgess (I) (1917–1993)

Miscellaneous Crew | Writer | Actor

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He started work on scripts for TV mini-series about Atilla the Hun, Sigmund Freud, and Michelangelo; none were produced. He wrote a musical about Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, which has never been performed, and a musical adaptation of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses". He wrote a movie script about Napoleon Bonaparte, which was to have been filmed by Kubrick. See more trivia »

Born:

John Anthony Burgess Wilson
in Manchester, England, UK

Died:

(age 76) in London, England, UK
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1990 Cyrano de Bergerac (subtitler: English)
 
1981 Quest for Fire (creator: special languages)
 
1979-1980 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV series) (script consultant - 22 episodes)
– The Case of Magruder's Murder (1980) (script consultant)
– The Case of Smith & Smythe (1980) (script consultant)
– The Case of the Body in the Case (1980) (script consultant)
– The Case of the Close-Knit Family (1980) (script consultant)
– The Case of the Deadly Tower (1980) (script consultant)
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2008 Great Performances (TV series)
– Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) (translation and adaptation)
 
1985 Cyrano de Bergerac (TV movie) (translation)
 
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series)
– Part 5 (1985) (writer)
– Part 4 (1985) (writer)
– Part 3 (1985) (writer)
– Part 2 (1985) (writer)
– Part 1 (1985) (teleplay)
 
1983 1984: A Personal View of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty Four' (TV documentary)
 
1979 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV series)
– A Motive for Murder (1979) (script consultant)
– The Case of Harry Crocker (1979) (script consultant)
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
 
1974 Moses the Lawgiver (TV mini-series)
 
1971 A Clockwork Orange (novel)
 
1965 Vinyl (book / A Clockwork Orange)
 
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1988 Muy personal (TV series)
– Episode dated 28 February 1988 (1988)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series) (composer: additional music)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1999 Topsy-Turvy (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
1989 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 March 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Late Show (TV series documentary)
– Face to Face: Anthony Burgess (1989)
 
1988 Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Ten Great Writers: The Seminar (1988) … Himself
– James Joyce's 'Ulysses' (1988) … Himself
 
1985 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– D.H. Lawrence (1985) … Himself
 
1983 1984: A Personal View of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty Four' (TV documentary)
Presenter
 
1982 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.6 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 The Quest for Fire Adventure (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1981 Writers and Places: A Kind of Failure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 À propos de 'La guerre du feu' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1979 Apostrophes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Cities (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Anthony Burgess' Rome (1979) … Himself
 
1977 Read All About It (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 June 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1975 Anno Domini (TV series)
Himself
– The Greatest Story Ever Retold (1975) … Himself
 
1973 Lots of Fun at Finnegans Wake, with Anthony Burgess (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 An Examination of Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1968 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– All My Loving (1968) … Himself
 
1967-1968 Call My Bluff (TV series)
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– Episode dated 4 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2011 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Still Tickin': The Return of A Clockwork Orange (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Burgess Variations (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1996 Le cannabis - Une plante entre le bien et le mal (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1962) Novel: "A Clockwork Orange," New York City, NY, Norton Library (filmed as A Clockwork Orange) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »
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Personal Quote:

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone. See more »

Trivia:

He started work on scripts for TV mini-series about Atilla the Hun, Sigmund Freud, and Michelangelo; none were produced. He wrote a musical about Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, which has never been performed, and a musical adaptation of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses". He wrote a movie script about Napoleon Bonaparte, which was to have been filmed by Kubrick. See more »

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