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The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999) -- The terrifying Washington Irving story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," is given life in this up-to-date animated presentation.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) -- Two animated adaptions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wind in the Willows."

Rip Van Winkle (1978) -- Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls...

Overview

Date of Birth:

3 April 1783, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

28 November 1859, Tarrytown, New York, USA more

Trivia:

Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900 (inaugural election). more

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NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

LeAp Hosts 1st August Wilson Monologue Competition Tonight At Washington Irving
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 6 April 2009, 4:28 PM, PDT)
Photo Flash: Gold In The Bones
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 March 2009, 11:04 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Geoffrey Crayon

Filmography

Headless Horseman (2007) (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
El embrujo del Sur (2003) (story)
... aka Alhambrako giltza (Spain: Basque title)
... aka La màgia del Sud (Spain: Catalan title)
Out of Time (2000) (TV) (short story "Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker")
"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1 episode, 2000)
- Rip Van Winkle (2000) TV episode (story)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
... aka Sleepy Hollow (Germany)
... aka Sleepy Hollow - Köpfe werden rollen (Germany: TV title)
The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999) (TV) (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999) (TV) (story)
... aka La légende de Sleepy Hollow (Canada: French title)
Ahmed, el principe de la Alhambra (1998) (novel "Tales from the Alhambra")
"Tall Tales and Legends" (1 episode, 1987)
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends" (USA: complete title)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1987) TV episode (story)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980) (TV) (story)
"CBS Library" (1 episode, 1979)
- Once Upon a Midnight Dreary (1979) TV episode (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Rip Van Winkle (1978) (story)
Tales of Washington Irving (1970) (TV) (stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle)
"The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1 episode, 1965)
- Mr. Magoo's Rip Van Winkle (1965) TV episode (story)
"Shirley Temple's Storybook" (2 episodes, 1958)
... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
- Rip Van Winkle (1958) TV episode (story)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958) TV episode (story)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958) (story)
"Disneyland" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1955) TV episode (writer)
Cuentos de la Alhambra (1950) (stories, including 'The Handless Governor')
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
... aka Ichabod and Mr. Toad (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (USA: TV title)
The Headless Horseman (1934) (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
The Headless Horseman (1922) (story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Rip Van Winkle (1921) (story)
Rip Van Winkle (1914/I) (story)
Rip Van Winkle (1914/II) (novel)
... aka Forgotten (UK)
John Colter's Escape (1912) (poem "Astoria")
Rip Van Winkle (1912/I) (story)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1912) (story)
Rip Van Winkle (1912/III) (story)
Rip Van Winkle (1910/II) (story)
Rip Van Winkle (1908) (story)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1908) (story)
La légende de Rip Van Winkle (1905) (writer)
... aka Rip's Dream (International: English title)
... aka The Legend of Rip Van Winkle (USA)
Rip Van Winkle (1903/III) (story)
Rip Van Winkle (1903/I) (story) (uncredited)
Rip Van Winkle (1903/II) (story)
Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
Awakening of Rip (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
... aka Rip and the Dwarf (USA: copyright title)
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
Rip's Toast (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896) (story "Rip Van Winkle") (uncredited)
... aka Rip Passing Over Hill (USA: copyright title)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow," 1819 (filmed as The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949), Sleepy Hollow (1999)). more

Publicity Listings:

2 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies more

Genres:

Short | Drama | Animation | Family more

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Rip Van Winkle | Ghost | Headless Horseman more

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