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Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(1803-1873)

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Edward George Bulwer-Lytton was born on 25 May 1803 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for In the Name of Love (1925), The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) and Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1913). He was previously married to Rosina Doyle Wheeler. He died on 18 January 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.
BornMay 25, 1803
DiedJanuary 18, 1873(69)
BornMay 25, 1803
DiedJanuary 18, 1873(69)
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Wallace Beery, Ricardo Cortez, Raymond Hatton, and Greta Nissen in In the Name of Love (1925)
In the Name of Love
  • Writer
  • 1925
Christine Kaufmann and Steve Reeves in The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
The Last Days of Pompeii
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1959
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1913)
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1913
Pauline Bush, James Robert Chandler, Lon Chaney, Edythe Chapman, William C. Dowlan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Edna Maison, James Neill, Frank Rice, and Richard Rosson in Richelieu (1914)
Richelieu
  • Writer
  • 1914

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  • Rienzi (2012)
    Rienzi
    • after
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Aroldo (2003)
    Aroldo
    • novel
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    • based on the novel by (as Edward Bulwer Lytton)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1984
  • Christine Kaufmann and Steve Reeves in The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    • novel: "The Last Days of Pompeii"
    • 1959
  • Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1950)
    Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
    • novel "The Last Days of Pompeii" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Night Comes Too Soon (1948)
    Night Comes Too Soon
    • story "The Haunters and the Haunted"
    • 1948
  • George Arliss in Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
    Cardinal Richelieu
    • play "Richelieu" (as Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
    • 1935
  • Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1926)
    Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
    • novel "The Last Days of Pompeii"
    • 1926
  • Wallace Beery, Ricardo Cortez, Raymond Hatton, and Greta Nissen in In the Name of Love (1925)
    In the Name of Love
    • novel "The Lady of Lyons"
    • 1925
  • Eugene Aram
    • novel "Eugene Aram"
    • 1924
  • Money
    • play
    • 1921
  • Ernest Maltravers
    • novel
    • 1920
  • Éj és virradat
    • novel
    • 1919
  • Marc McDermott in Eugene Aram (1915)
    Eugene Aram
    • novel
    • 1915
  • Money
    • play (as Bulwer Lytton)
    • Short
    • 1915

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  • Alternative names
    • Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Born
    • May 25, 1803
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 18, 1873
    • Torquay, Devon, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Rosina Doyle WheelerAugust 29, 1827 - 1836 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "The Christian Martyrs". NOTE: Filmed as The Christian Martyrs (1909).
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    • 1 Portrayal

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    He is the originator of the now-infamous line "It was a dark and stormy night", often used by Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip "Peanuts", as a classic example of bad writing. It is from the novel "Paul Clifford".
  • Quotes
    A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry is to a woman.

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