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The Gambling Man is a British three-part television serial, or long TV movie, first broadcast in 1995, starring Robson Green, directed by Norman Stone, based on a novel by Catherine Cookson. Outline [ edit ]
Norman Stone (8 March 1941 – 19 June 2019) [5] was a British historian and author. At the time of his death, he was Professor of European History [6] in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara, having formerly been a professor at the University of Oxford, a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, and an adviser to British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis is a 2021 British biographical drama film written and directed by Norman Stone, based on the 2016 stage play, C.S. Lewis on Stage: The Most Reluctant Convert, by Max McLean [2] (which itself was based on Lewis' 1955 memoir Surprised by Joy). [1]
The 1985 script began life as I Call It Joy written for Thames Television by Brian Sibley and Norman Stone. Sibley later wrote the book, Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. The film won the 1993 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. The film marked the last film appearance of English actor Michael Denison
Norman Stone argued that Carr was guilty of writing in a bland style meant to hide his pro-Soviet sympathies. [30] Walter Laqueur argued that the History of Soviet Russia volumes were a dubious historical source that for the most part excluded the unpleasant aspects of Soviet life, reflecting Carr's pro-Soviet tendencies. [34]
Stone is president of the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation as well as a trustee of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Both he and wife Norah are members of the National Committee of the Whitney Museum in New York, and the Tate International Council in London. He is a co-founder of the Nueva School in Hillsborough, California.
Norman Stone praised Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy as "lively and erudite". [10] He also praised the book for the focus on Germany and Simms's knowledge of it though he qualifies it by saying Simms is stronger on the 18th century than the 20th century due to the volume of material to be covered in the latter.
The Dream is a 1989 television film directed by Norman Stone and starring Jeremy Irons. It was adapted by Murray Watts from an 1877 short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky called "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man". Irons is the sole speaking cast member; he is a character simply known as The Man who performs a monologue. [1]