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Master of the Game has been translated into numerous languages, and reprinted seven times. [4] It was originally published by William Morrow & Co. in 1982. [1] In 1983, the book was reprinted four times; in January, by HarperCollins [5] in June by Thorndike Pr., [6] in paperback format by Warner Books in August, [4] and was later released by Pan Books, in December of the same year. [7]
Mistress of Mistresses is a fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, the first in his Zimiamvian Trilogy.First published in 1935, it centers on political intrigues between the nobles and rulers of the Three Kingdoms of Rerek, Meszria and Fingiswold, following the death of King Mezentius, an extraordinary ruler who has held sway over three kingdoms mainly through force of character.
A number of attempts were made to turn the book into a film, including: In 1978, Tony Williams of the Rank Organisation announced Rank would make a film based on the novel. [4] In 1981, Bo Derek was attached to star in a version of the novel directed by her husband John Derek. [5]
Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game is a 2009 novel by Tilly Bagshawe. [1] It is the sequel to Sidney Sheldon 's critically acclaimed 1982 novel Master of the Game , which had debuted at number one on the New York Times Bestseller List [ 2 ] and was later adapted into a 1984 television miniseries .
She went on to star in two feature films based around the character, 1988’s Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and 2001’s Elvira’s Haunted Hills, as well as multiple TV revivals of her original ...
Cassandra Gay Peterson [1] (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre , a weekly B movie presentation.
Similarly to S.S. Van Dine's Philo Vance stories, Oursler featured his nom-de-plume Anthony Abbott as a character in the books, serving as Colt's sidekick and in the manner of Dr. Watson, the first-person narrator of the stories. Three of the Colt mysteries were adapted to film: The Night Club Lady (1932) starring Adolphe Menjou
Before he died in 2008, author Tony Hillerman wrote 37 books — 18 of which tell the fictional story of Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police. In 2022, AMC adapted Hillerman’s ...