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The Greengage Summer (called Loss of Innocence in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel The Greengage Summer (1958) by Rumer Godden .
Margaret Rumer Godden OBE (10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998 [1]) was a British author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, [ 2 ] most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
Pages in category "Films based on works by Rumer Godden" ... The Greengage Summer; K. Kizzy (TV series) R. The River (1951 film) T. Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
Her uncommon name — a nod to English fiction writer Rumer Godden — sealed the deal. Rumer, who grew up in Hailey, Idaho, made her movie debut at age 5 with Demi in 1995's Now and Then.
The 1955 publication consists of short poems, each expressing a prayer from some animal on Noah's Ark. [1] [2] The book was translated into at least six languages, including an English version by Rumer Godden. [3] Poet Marianne Moore praised the collection, but X. J. Kennedy criticized them as colorless and dull.
Winsome Ruth Key Godden (August 1906 – 1984) [1] was an English novelist who wrote under the name Jon Godden. She was born in Assam , India. She was the elder sister of the better-known novelist Rumer Godden .
The novel The Greengage Summer (1958) of Rumer Godden (1907–1998) is set in Château-Thierry. and. Sylvain Lévignac , actor and stuntman, died in Château-Thierry. Charles Ferton père . Edmond de Tillancourt . Charles-Armand de Rougé . Guillaume-Benoît Houdet .
Greengages were cultivated in the American colonies, being grown on the plantations of American presidents George Washington (1732–1799) and Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826). The fruit is referenced in the British novel The Greengage Summer (1958) by Rumer Godden , which was adapted into a film in 1961.